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The New Land

Original title: Nybyggarna
  • 1972
  • AA
  • 3h 22m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
5.2K
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The New Land (1972)
A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.
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A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.

  • Director
    • Jan Troell
  • Writers
    • Vilhelm Moberg
    • Bengt Forslund
    • Jan Troell
  • Stars
    • Max von Sydow
    • Liv Ullmann
    • Eddie Axberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jan Troell
    • Writers
      • Vilhelm Moberg
      • Bengt Forslund
      • Jan Troell
    • Stars
      • Max von Sydow
      • Liv Ullmann
      • Eddie Axberg
    • 17User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 1 nomination total

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    The New Land (1972)
    Liv Ullmann in The New Land (1972)
    Max von Sydow in The New Land (1972)
    Eddie Axberg in The New Land (1972)
    Halvar Björk, Allan Edwall, Oscar Ljung, Karin Nordström, Agneta Prytz, Liv Ullmann, Eva-Lena Zetterlund, and Monica Zetterlund in The New Land (1972)
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    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Karl Oskar
    Liv Ullmann
    Liv Ullmann
    • Kristina
    Eddie Axberg
    Eddie Axberg
    • Robert
    Pierre Lindstedt
    Pierre Lindstedt
    • Arvid
    Allan Edwall
    Allan Edwall
    • Danjel
    Monica Zetterlund
    Monica Zetterlund
    • Ulrika
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Jonas Petter
    Agneta Prytz
    Agneta Prytz
    • Fina-Kajsa
    Halvar Björk
    Halvar Björk
    • Anders Månsson, hennes son
    Tom C. Fouts
    • Pastor Jackson
    Peter Lindgren
    Peter Lindgren
    • Samuel Nöjd
    Per Oscarsson
    Per Oscarsson
    • Pastor Törner
    Oscar Ljung
    Oscar Ljung
    • Petrus Olausson
    Karin Nordström
    • Judit, hans hustru
    • (as Karin Nordström-Järegård)
    Larry Clementson
    • Mr. Abbot
    Georg Anaya
    • Mario Vallejos
    Ed Carpenter
    • Regementsdoktorn
    Bengt Ottekil
    • Fredrik Mattsson
    • Director
      • Jan Troell
    • Writers
      • Vilhelm Moberg
      • Bengt Forslund
      • Jan Troell
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    • Trivia
      The movie and its prequel The Emigrants (1971) were Oscar nominated on the same year (1972), though in different categories. This is the first and only occurrence of such an event.
    • Goofs
      In one of the first scenes, when Karl Oskar is taking the family to the new settlement, the boom mic is visible in the upper left corner for the entire shot.
    • Quotes

      Petrus Olausson: In Sweden I was fined 200 Riksdaler for reading the Bible in my own house. Sweden is ruined by wicked powers. Every night I thank God in my prayers for my new homeland.

    • Alternate versions
      The USA television version, called "The Emigrant Saga" consists of this film plus its prequel, The Emigrants (1971), joined and re-edited together in chronological order and dubbed in English.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stjärnbilder (1996)

    User reviews17

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    10/10
    Bound for DVD?
    This is an extraordinary film, which I gave 10 out of 10 even if Warner Brothers, the film's theatrical distributor, cut the film in half for its American release. If ever this film (and its predecessor, "The Emigrants") makes it to DVD, I sincerely hope those 102 minutes are restored, so that I can at last see the film that Jan Troell intended for me to see.

    As it looks on video, "The New Land" is still magnificent - its depiction of Swedish immigrants settling in frontier Minnesota outdoing every Western ever made. Be sure to look for the scene that George Lucas stole wholesale where Max von Sydow slaughters an ox and places his freezing son inside it during a snowstorm.
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    • tangoviudo
    • Oct 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 1972 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nova zemlja
    • Filming locations
      • Stonefield Village, Cassville, Wisconsin, USA
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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