La terre promise (1925)

In a small east-european ghetto, the Jewish family is celebrating Easter. The fraternal dissonance between the Sigoulim brothers pretty accurately mirrors the strife between the two powers, one surrounding Samuel, a devoted rabbi, and the other around Moïse, a talented money lender. Moïse becomes the king of petrol and ships to London with his niece Lia. Conflict continues and leads to the violent strike by oilworkers...

• Release Date: 1925-01-23
• Runtime: 1h 36min
• Production Company: Films Jean de Merly
• Production Country: France
• Director: Henry Roussel
• Writer: Henry Roussel