Summary
In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.
Details
Release Date: February 21, 1975
Runtime: 179 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
Original Language: PL
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (80 votes)
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Cast

Daniel Olbrychski
Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak
Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn
Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik
Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka
Anka

Bożena Dykiel
Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski
Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar
Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka
Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński
Maks' Father

Andrzej Łapicki
Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion
Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Karol's Father

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Kessler

Jerzy Nowak
Zucker

Piotr Fronczewski
Horn

Jerzy Zelnik
Stein

Maciej Góraj
Adam Malinowski

Włodzimierz Boruński
Halpern

Danuta Wodyńska
Müllerowa

Marian Glinka
Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Priest Szymon

Zdzisław Kuźniar
Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska
Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski
Malinowski

Marek Walczewski
Bum-Bum

Lidia Korsakówna
Widow

Emilia Krakowska
Gitla

Bernard Ładysz
Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki
Grosglück

Bohdana Majda
Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor
Kipman

Teodor Gendera
Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski
Bucholz's Doctor

Jan Paweł Kruk
Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj
Anka's Maid

Krzysztof Majchrzak
Socha

Witold Dederko
Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren
Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka
Engineer (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk
Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska
Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska
Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki
Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)





