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.
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
Grażyna Michalska
Zośka Malinowska
Włodzimierz Boruński
Halpern
Danuta Wodyńska
Müllerowa
Marian Glinka
Wilhelm Müller
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Bucholzowa
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Priest Szymon
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)
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Director, Screenplay
Władysław Reymont
Novel
Zofia Dwornik
Editor
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Jadwiga Ignatczenko
Assistant Editor
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Wacław Dybowski
Director of Photography
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Andrzej Kotkowski
First Assistant Director
Jerzy Domaradzki
First Assistant Director
Jerzy Obłamski
Assistant Director
Krystyna Grochowicz
Assistant Director
Michał Ratyński
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Production Design
Janusz Kaliciński
Camera Operator
Jerzy Wiaderkiewicz
Assistant Camera
Jan Górski
Assistant Camera
Bronisław Ławniczak
Camera Car
Danuta Kowner-Hałatek
Assistant Costume Designer
Zofia Jędrzejczyk
Wardrobe Coordinator
Barbara Ptak
Costume Design
Alicja Karolak
Costume Assistant
Janina Tur-Kiryłow
Costume Assistant
Henryk Piotrowski
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Anna Adamek
Assistant Makeup Artist
Alicja Kozłowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jolanta Sołtysiak
Assistant Makeup Artist
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Andrzej Hanzl
Sound Assistant
Jerzy Szczecinski
Sound Assistant
Józef Tomporek
Sound Assistant
Andrzej Kubik
Sound Assistant
Zbigniew Przygodzki
Sound Assistant
Krzysztof Wodziński
Sound
Leszek Wronko
Sound
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Anna Grabowska
Music Consultant
Maciej Maria Putowski
Set Decoration
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Assistant Set Decoration
Stefan Filipiak
Construction Foreman
Jan Pokrywiecki
Construction Foreman
Edward Koźbiał
Props
Wiesław Sibilski
Props
Jan Wysocki
Props
Renata Pajchel
Still Photographer
Antoni Szram
Production Consultant
Włodzimierz Kryński
Production Consultant
Wojciech Walczak
Production Consultant
Antoni Byszewski
Production Consultant
Małgorzata Laurentowicz
Production Consultant
Czesław Dziumowicz
Production Consultant
Angelika Wegener
Production Consultant
Magdalena Stelmaszczyk
Script Supervisor
Teresa Skoczylas
Script Supervisor
Jadwiga Zurakowska
Script Supervisor
Jerzy Rogowski
Stunts
Józef Grzeszczak
Stunts
Janusz Błaszczyk
Stunts
Czesław Magnowski
Stunt Double
Adam Kopczynski
Assistant Production Design
Andrzej Haliński
Assistant Production Design
Piotr Dudzinski
Assistant Production Design
Władysław Korycki
Key Grip
Jerzy Klimkiewicz
Gaffer
Wiktor Salamończyk
Gaffer
Stanisław Kopka
Gaffer
Andrzej Archacki
Gaffer
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Janina Krassowska
Production Manager
Kazimierz Sioma
Assistant Production Manager
Alina Klobukowska
Assistant Production Manager
Elżbieta Kozłowska
Assistant Production Manager
Waldemar Król
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Szebesta
Assistant Production Manager
Barbara Pietrakowska
Assistant Production Manager
Konrad Bryzek
Conductor
Wanda Helbert
Administration
