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.
as Karol Borowiecki
as Moryc Welt
as Maks Baum
as Lucy Zuckerowa
as Anka
as Mada Müller
as Herman Bucholz
as Grünspan
as Müller
as Maks' Father
as Trawiński
as Wilczek
as Karol's Father
as Kessler
as Zucker
as Horn
as Stein
as Adam Malinowski
as Zośka Malinowska
as Halpern
as Müllerowa
as Wilhelm Müller
as Bucholzowa
as Priest Szymon
as Zajączkowski
as Kaczmarek
as Malinowska
as Malinowski
as Bum-Bum
as Widow
as Gitla
as Russian Merchant
as Grosglück
as Grosglückowa
as Kipman
as Endelman
as Bucholz's Doctor
as August, Bucholz's Servant
as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant
as Anka's Maid
as Socha
as Sochowa
as Theatre Singer
as Theatre Singer
as Old Dyer
as Kessler's Foreman
as Engineer (uncredited)
as Coachman (uncredited)
as Maks' Lover (uncredited)
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
as Edelmanowa (uncredited)
as Grunspanowa (uncredited)
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)