The New Land
Feb 26 1972
•3h 22m
•Drama, Western, History
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
Cast
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Max von Sydow
Karl Oskar
Liv Ullmann
Kristina
Eddie Axberg
Robert
Pierre Lindstedt
Arvid
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