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.
Acting
Von Sydow and Ullmann devastate without theatricality.
Cinematography
Troell's natural light makes Minnesota feel alien and cruel.
Direction
Troell edited, shot, and directed — total vision.
Director
Jan Troell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Vilhelm Moberg's novels, required reading in Swedish schools — this is their Grapes of Wrath.
The real kicker? Troell filmed both The Emigrants and The New Land back-to-back over two years, essentially one 400-minute epic.
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