France / May 18, 1975 / Cannes Film Festival
2h 59min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Grażyna Michalska | Zośka Malinowska |
| Włodzimierz Boruński | Halpern |
| Danuta Wodyńska | Müllerowa |
| Marian Glinka | Wilhelm Müller |
| Jadwiga Andrzejewska | Bucholzowa |
| Aleksander Dzwonkowski | Priest Szymon |
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| Kazimierz Wichniarz | Zajączkowski |
| 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 |
| Mieczysław Waśkowski | August, Bucholz's Servant |
| Jan Paweł Kruk | Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant |
| Alicja Sobieraj | Anka's Maid |
| Krzysztof Majchrzak | Socha |
| Janina Grzegorczyk | Sochowa |
| Janina Tur-Kiryłow | Theatre Singer |
| Ryszard Bromowicz | Theatre Singer |
| Witold Dederko | Old Dyer |
| Tomasz Lengren | Kessler's Foreman |
| Jerzy Braszka | Engineer (uncredited) |
| Antoni Byszewski | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Mariola Kukuła | Maks' Lover (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Stasiuk | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| Lena Wilczyńska | Edelmanowa (uncredited) |
| Zofia Wilczyńska | Grunspanowa (uncredited) |
| Andrzej Wohl | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Bolesław Płotnicki | Malinowski (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistory
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Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Jul 17, 1975 / Moscow Film Festival
Switzerland / Aug 06, 1975 / Locarno Film Festival
Italy / Sep 05, 1998 / Venice Film Festival
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Poland / Oct 09, 2000 / Reconstruction at Grand Theatre in Warsaw
Theatrical release
Poland / Feb 21, 1975
Germany / Sep 02, 1976 / East Germany
Finland / Oct 01, 1976
Hungary / Dec 23, 1976
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Russia / Apr 18, 1977
Portugal / Feb 24, 1978
Denmark / Aug 11, 1980
Japan / Aug 08, 1981
United States / Feb 05, 1988
Türkiye / Jan 10, 1992
Taiwan / Dec 07, 2012
Greece / Sep 25, 2025 / Re-Release
Digital
Greece / Jun 09, 2016
TV
Netherlands / Jul 12, 1981
Spain / Feb 01, 1982
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