The Emigrants
- Released on
- Runtime
- 191 mins
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Cast
- Max von Sydow
- Liv Ullmann
- Eddie Axberg
- Sven-Olof Bern
- Aina Alfredsson
- Allan Edwall
- Monica Zetterlund
- Pierre Lindstedt
- Hans Alfredson
- Ulla Smidje
- Eva-Lena Zetterlund
- Gustaf Färingborg
- Åke Fridell
- Agneta Prytz
- Halvar Björk
- Arnold Alfredsson
- Bror Englund
- Tom C. Fouts
- Peter Høimark
- Erik Johansson
- Staffan Liljander
- Göran Lundin
- Ditte Martinsson
- Lasse Martinsson
- Pelle Martinsson
- Annika Nyhammar
- Yvonne Oppstedt
- Bruno Sörwing
- Linn Ullmann
Director
- Jan Troell
Producers
- Bengt Forslund
Screenwriter
- Bengt Forslund
- Jan Troell
