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The Emigrants
“a new land... a new hope... a new dream”
74%
Movie
3h 11m
AI Analysis
The Emigrants (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Emigrants (1971) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and Western with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 equall… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~191 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Emigrants 74% (124 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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The Emigrants is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 124 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-03-08
- Runtime
- 3h 11m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 40732
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What is The Emigrants about?
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 Nilsso... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Emigrants?
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How long is the movie The Emigrants?
The official runtime for The Emigrants is approximately 191 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Max von Sydow
Karl Oskar
Liv Ullmann
Kristina
Eddie Axberg
Robert
- S
Sven-Olof Bern
Nils
- A
Aina Alfredsson
Märta
Allan Edwall
Danjel
Monica Zetterlund
Ulrika
Pierre Lindstedt
Arvid
Hans Alfredson
Jonas Petter
Ulla Smidje
Inga-Lena
- E
Eva-Lena Zetterlund
Elin
Gustaf Färingborg
Prosten Brusander
Åke Fridell
Aron på Nybacken
Agneta Prytz
Fina-Kajsa
Halvar Björk
Anders Månsson
- A
Arnold Alfredsson
Kyrkvärd
- B
Bror Englund
Måns Jakob
- T
Tom C. Fouts
Pastor Jackson
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