The Emigrants
a new land... a new hope... a new dream
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Country
Production
Budget
$1 600 000
Box office
$0
Director
Actors
Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Sven-Olof Bern, Aina Alfredsson, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, Pierre Lindstedt, Hans Alfredson, Ulla Smidje
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Bengt Forslund
Camera operator
Composer
Erik Nordgren
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of a scene near the end of the film, when Carl, played by Max von Sydow (1929-2020), goes in search of a new settlement, the director and cinematographer Jan Troell forgot to call "Cut!", and the actor disappeared into the distance waiting for the director's command, and no one even noticed until lunchtime.
- Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was a big fan of the film. He even called Troell to tell him so, but Troell took it as a prank and hung up (this happened repeatedly when Kubrick called someone to express his admiration). Kubrick especially liked the costumes, and he even brought costume designer Ulla-Britt Söderlund (1943-1985, who worked on this film) in to assist Milena Canonero when costumes from the 18th century were needed for the 1975 drama "Barry Lyndon."
- Jan Troell and screenwriter Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973) argued about whether the actors should speak with an accent. Troell insisted that they speak with a Småland accent (Småland is a historical province in southern Sweden, where the film is set), while Moberg did not want any dialect to be heard in the film at all. As a result of a compromise, the characters played by Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann speak with an accent, while all the others – for example, the characters played by Eddie Axberg and Pierre Lindstedt – speak with a very faint accent.
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