Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 191 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- Swedish
- Country
- Sweden
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In Swedish — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- ship
- husband wife relationship
- minnesota
- american dream
- farm worker
- the new world
- hardship
- sailing ship
- seasickness
- sea voyage
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Aina Alfredsson — Märta
- Allan Edwall — Danjel
- Monica Zetterlund — Ulrika
- Pierre Lindstedt — Arvid
- Hans Alfredson — Jonas Petter
- Ulla Smidje — Inga-Lena
- Eva-Lena Zetterlund — Elin
- Gustaf Färingborg — Prosten Brusander
- Åke Fridell — Aron på Nybacken
- Agneta Prytz — Fina-Kajsa
- Halvar Björk — Anders Månsson
- Directed
- Jan Troell
- Written
- Bengt Forslund, Jan Troell
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 130 ratings
- Studio
- SF Studios
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1971 · You’re hereThe Emigrants
Where it starts.
The New Land
1972
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
