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Film / 1971
The Emigrants
Directed by
Jan Troell
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.
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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.
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Cast
Max von SydowKarl Oskar
Liv UllmannKristina
Eddie AxbergRobert
Sven-Olof BernNils
Aina AlfredssonMärta
Allan EdwallDanjel
Monica ZetterlundUlrika
Pierre LindstedtArvid
Hans AlfredsonJonas Petter
Ulla SmidjeInga-Lena
Eva-Lena ZetterlundElin
Gustaf FäringborgProsten Brusander
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Åke FridellAron på Nybacken
Agneta PrytzFina-Kajsa
Halvar BjörkAnders Månsson
Arnold AlfredssonKyrkvärd
Bror EnglundMåns Jakob
Tom C. FoutsPastor Jackson
Peter HøimarkAndre styrman
Erik JohanssonKapten Lorentz
Staffan LiljanderLandberg
Göran LundinFörste styrman
Ditte MartinssonBarn
Lasse MartinssonKarl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Pelle MartinssonKarl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Annika NyhammarBarn
Yvonne OppstedtKarl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Bruno SörwingKronolänsman Lönnegren
Linn UllmannKarl Oskars och Kristinas barn
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