Ziemia obiecana . Land of Promise

A tale of the ruthless rise of early industrialists at the turn of the century. It takes place in Lodz, the heart of the textile industry at the time. Three school friends, a pole of a noble background, an assimilated Jew and a German decide to build a textile factory. They exploit the wife of a Jew...

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Other Authors: Wajda, Andrzej
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Polish
Published: Poland 1974
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:4443abf8-42f6-42c2-a9d9-15644848068d
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Summary:A tale of the ruthless rise of early industrialists at the turn of the century. It takes place in Lodz, the heart of the textile industry at the time. Three school friends, a pole of a noble background, an assimilated Jew and a German decide to build a textile factory. They exploit the wife of a Jewish merchant who is in love with the Pole. The affair is uncovered and their factory is burned down. They persevere but soon labor unrest begins.
Published:1974