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The Emigrants
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Synopsis
Director/writer Jan Troell's expansive saga deals with the Larsen family, who during the 19th century famine in Sweden emigrate to the more fertile fields of Minnesota. With painstaking detail, the director follows the Larsens as they make the perilous (and, to some of their fellow immigrants, fatal) journey by foot, steamer, train, and paddle boat. The film, which originally ran 190 minutes but was pared down to 150 by its director for American consumption, earned Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Direction, and Best Actress (Liv Ullmann). The Emigrants was followed by a sequel, Nybyggarna ("The New Land"); both films have been edited together for TV release under the title The Emigrant Saga. The subsequent American TV series The New Land (1974) starred Bonnie Bedelia in the role created in The Emigrants by Liv Ullmann, and Scott Thomas in the patriarch role originated by Max von Sydow. In 1991, Sven Nykvist directed a "prequel" to The Emigrants titled The Ox. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Eddie Axberg Robert
Max von Sydow Karl Oskar
Allan Edwall Danjel
Jan Troell
Liv Ullmann Kristina

Production Crew

Berndt Fritiof Art Director
P.A. Lundgren Art Director
Jan Troell Cinematographer
Eric Nordgren Composer (Music Score)
Ulla-Britt Soderlund Costume Designer
Jan Troell Director
Jan Troell Editor
Bengt Forslund Producer
Bengt Forslund Screenwriter
Jan Troell Screenwriter
Vilhelm Moberg Short Story Author
Vilhelm Moberg Short Story Author
Year: 1971
Runtime: 191
Country: Sweden
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Epic

Produced by
Swedish Film Production

Awards
1971 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1971 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1972 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1972 - Best Foreign Film - Foreign Language - Golden Globe
1972 - Best Picture - Academy
1972 - Best Picture - Academy