The Promised Land

Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM

Music Box Theatre

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Andrzej Wajda's epic adaptation of the novel by 1924 Nobel Prize winner W. S. Reymont. The film charts the rise and fall of three ambitious tycoons during the industrial era and capitalist boom, exposing how workers are exploited for financial growth. 1975, 179 min, Polish with English subtitles, Rated UR. Part of A Cinema Named Desire: The Films of Andrzej Wajda series.

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