
The Emigrants
Mar 08 1971
•3h 11m
•Drama, History
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.
Cast
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Max von Sydow
Karl Oskar

Liv Ullmann
Kristina

Eddie Axberg
Robert
Sven-Olof Bern
Nils
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