Nybyggarna (1972)
- Starring:
- Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jan Troell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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This is the second installment of the Swedish epic which began with The Emigrants. Nybyggarna is a chronicle of the life and times of the Swedish immigrants in Minnesota, covering the time period up to and beyond the Civil War. Even though they did not come to America to become Americans, they are gradually drawn into the culture of their new country. Father Karl-Oskar Nilsson (Max Von Sydow) and his wife Kristina (Liv Ullman) battle the elements and political changes in order to survive. The family members have little contact with their neighbors, and because they know so little English, they have difficulty buying things from the nearby general store. Robert (Eddie Axberg), Karl's younger brother, wants to find gold and travels westward with Arvid (Pierre Lindstedt), the Nilsson's strange and skittish farmhand. The two lavish epics, The Emigrants and The New Land were the two most expensive films made in Sweden up to that time. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Max von Sydow - Karl Oskar
- Eddie Axberg - Robert Nilsson
- Monica Zetterlund - Ulrika
- Pierre Lindstedt - Arvid
- Halvar Björk - Anders Mansson
- Agneta Prytz - Fina-Kajas
- Liv Ullmann - Kristina
- Hans Alfredson - Jonas Petter
- Per Oscarsson - Pastor Torner
- Allan Edwall - Danjel
- Oscar Ljung - Petrus Olausson
- Peter Lindgren - Samuel Nojd
- Director(s):
- Jan Troell
- Writer(s):
- Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund
- Producer(s):
- Bengt Forslund
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
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- 1973 - Nybyggarna - National Board of Review - Best Actress
