In 1850, Karl Oskar Nilsson, his wife Kristina, and their three children, along with Karl Oskar's younger brother Robert and Robert's friend Arvid, arrive in what is now known as the Chisago Lakes area in Minnesota after … See more

• Max von Sydow as Karl Oskar Nilsson
• Liv Ullmann as Kristina Nilsson
• Eddie Axberg as Robert Nilsson
• Pierre Lindstedt as Arvid… See more

Actress Liv Ullmann said that The New Land was filmed concurrently with The Emigrants over the course of a year. The cast members spent days in the fields to portray farming, particularly for The New Land. Ullmann sa… See more

The New Land was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 February 1972. The film opened in New York City on 26 October 1973.
The Emigrants and The New Land were edited as T… See more

Writing for The New York Times, Lawrence van Gelder praised the film as "a masterly exercise in film-making", and complimented von Sydow and Ullman. He wrote that, while the film could be "a reunion with old friends" for … See more