
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)