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.
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- Rowan KrzysiakJanuary 27, 2025In combination with the first part of the story (The Emigrants, 1971) you have an intense, not for the faint of heart 7 hour epic but it completely earns that running time's length. You really feel every success and failure deeply and both are excited and fearful of the future. The performances are exquisite (although I watched with subs and do not understand Swedish) and the direction is has a realistic foundation that is not scared to branch out and diversify as the narrative demands. If ever there was a film that felt like a 'page-turner' this was it. It really was great.
- hairydemonJune 16, 2026bravura filmmaking in a class of its own
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The New Land was released on February 26, 1972.
The New Land was directed by Jan Troell.
The New Land has a runtime of 3h 22m.
The New Land was produced by Bengt Forslund.
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.
The key characters in The New Land are Karl Oskar (Max von Sydow), Kristina (Liv Ullmann), Robert (Eddie Axberg).
The New Land is rated PG.
The New Land is a Drama, Western, History film.
The New Land has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.