Directed by Andrzej Wajda
2h 59m
Drama
| History
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.
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
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Władysław Reymont
Novel
Andrzej Wajda
Screenplay
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Wacław Dybowski
Director of Photography
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Zofia Dwornik
Editor
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Maciej Maria Putowski
Set Decoration