The New Land
“From "The Emigrants" dream, come the settlers struggle to survive...”
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
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Part of The Emigrants Collection
2 films
Cast
30 people
Max von Sydow
Karl Oskar
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Liv Ullmann
Kristina
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Eddie Axberg
Robert
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Pierre Lindstedt
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Samuel Nöjd
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Per Oscarsson
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Jan Troell Director · Bengt Forslund Screenplay Vilhelm Moberg Author
United States release October 26, 1973 · Produced in Sweden · Languages English, Swedish
Production
SF Studios
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nybyggarna
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · February 26, 1972
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 1973
Theatrical
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