The New Land

Based On the book by Vilhelm Moberg

The New Land (Swedish: Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film co-written and directed by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, The Emigrants (Utvandrarna), which were produced concurrently, are based on Vilhelm Moberg's The Emigrants, a series of four novels about poor Swedes who emigrate from Småland, Sweden, in the mid-19th century and make their home in Minnesota. This film is based on the latter two novels of the series: The Settlers (1956) and The Last Letter Home (1959). It explores the struggles of the emigrants to establish a settlement on the frontier and adjust to life in America.

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Release date:

February 26, 1972

Director:

Jan Troell

Cast:

Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Monica Zetterlund, Allan Edwall

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Year page:

1972 in adaptations