The Emigrants (1971)

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191 min - Drama - 8 March 1971 (Sweden)

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In the middle of the 19th century, Kristina and Karl-Oskar live in a small rural village in Smaaland (southern Sweden)... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Max von Sydow	...	Karl Oskar
	Liv Ullmann	...	Kristina
	Eddie Axberg	...	Robert Nilsson
	Sven-Olof Bern	...	Nils
	Aina Alfredsson	...	Marta
	Allan Edwall	...	Danjel
	Monica Zetterlund	...	Ulrika
	Pierre Lindstedt	...	Arvid
	Hans Alfredson	...	Jonas Petter
	Ulla Smidje	...	Danjel's wife
	Eva-Lena Zetterlund	...	Elin, Ulrika's daughter
	Gustaf Färingborg	...	The Vicar
	Åke Fridell	...	Aron
	Agneta Prytz	...	Fina Kajsa
	Halvar Björk	...	Anders

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In the middle of the 19th century, Kristina and Karl-Oskar live in a small rural village in Smaaland (southern Sweden). They get married and try to make a living on a small spot of land. However, the small size of their land, the infertile soil, and some bad harvests makes it tough. One of their children even starve to death. Thus, they decide to emigrate to the U.S. They meet a group of farmers with their families planing the emigration under the leadership of a banned priest. They sell everything and embark for the U.S. The journey on the sailing ship is long and tedious. Some of the emigrants will never reach the New World. Written by Gerhard Windecker <g.wind@mbox300.swipnet.se>

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a new land...a new hope...a new dream

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Drama

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Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English

Release Date:

8 March 1971 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Los emigrantes See more »

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 19,958,000 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

191 min | Germany: 182 min | USA: 151 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

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Trivia

The actresses playing Ulrika and Elin, Ulrika's daughter, were also mother and daughter in real life. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: On the train west a character shows an American silver coin and yells out it has "In God We Trust" on it. The scene is the 1850s and the motto was not added to American silver coins until 1867. See more »

Quotes

Kristina: If we refrained, I mean, then there won't be any more children.
Karl Oskar: Refrain? For the rest of our lives? Would we keep ourselves from each other for all our days? I would never be able to, Kristina. Not until I'm so old that spruce moss begins to grow in my beard.
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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) See more »

The Emigrants (1971)
Utvandrarna (original title)

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