The New Land (1972)

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Original title	Nybyggarna
Swedish release title	Nybyggarna
International title	The New Land
Distribution title	Nybyggerne (Danmark) Raivaajat (Finland) Nybyggerne (Norge) O preço do triunfo (Brasilien) Karl e Kristina (Italien) Nová zeme (Tjeckoslovakien) Das neue Land (Västtyskland) Das neue Land (Östtyskland) Le noveau monde (Frankrike) The New Land (USA)
Alternative title	Unto a Good Land (ospecificerad engelsk titel) The Settlers (ospecificerad bokstavlig engelsk titel)

Director	Jan Troell
Screenplay	Bengt Forslund Jan Troell
Line Producer	Bengt Forslund
Production Manager	Curt L. Malmsten
Director of Photography	Jan Troell
Music	Bengt Ernryd Georg Oddner (originalmusik) Lars August Lundh Nils Parling
Art Director	P.A. Lundgren
Film Editor	Jan Troell Georg Oddner (rådgivare) Jan Persson (rådgivare)
Production Mixer	Sten Norlén Eddie Axberg
Script Supervisor	Katinka Faragó
Production Assistant	Suzanne Dansereau Lotti Ekberg
First Assistant Cameraman	Staffan Liljander Rolf Holmqvist
Still Photographer	Ove Alström
Gaffer	Georg Engstrand Dick Kehl
Key Grip	Stig Limér Birger "Pierre" Rydberg Lasse Sandgren
Color Timer	Sten Lindberg
Propman	Peter Høimark
Costume Designer	Ulla-Britt Söderlund
Make-up Supervisor	Cecilia Drott Rose-Marie Ström (assistent)
Hair Stylist	Bengt Ottekil
Assistant Costume Designer	Gunilla Jakobson (as Gunilla Hagberg) (ej krediterad)
Sound Editor	Lars Lundberg
Sound Effects	Eddie Axberg Sten Norlén Tommy Sundquist Björn Öberg
Re-recording Mixer	Berndt Frithiof
Other Crew	Lennart Blomqvist (scenmästare)

Max von Sydow	Karl Oskar Nilsson
Liv Ullmann	Kristina Nilsson, Karl-Oskars hustru
Eddie Axberg	Robert Nilsson, Karl-Oskars bror
Pierre Lindstedt	Arvid Pettersson
Allan Edwall	Danjel Andreasson, Kristinas farbror
Monica Zetterlund	Ulrika, f.d. sockenhora
Eva-Lena Zetterlund	Elin, Ulrikas dotter
Hans Alfredson	Jonas Petter Albrektsson
Agneta Prytz	Fina-Kajsa Andersdotter
Halvar Björk	Anders Månsson, Fina-Kajsas son
Tom C. Fouts	Henry O. Jackson, baptistpastorn
Peter Lindgren	Samuel Nöjd
Per Oscarsson	Erland Törner, pastor
Oscar Ljung	Petrus Olausson
Karin Nordström (as Karin Nordström-Järegård)	Judit, Petrus hustru
Larry Clementson	Walter H. Abbot, handlare
Georg Anaya	Mario Vallejos
Bengt Ottekil	Fredrik Mattsson
Margita Nyström	hora
Elsa Hofgren	bordellmamma
Hans Elfvin	Sven, Danjels son
Solveig Samzelius	Ragnhild, Danjels hustru
Leif Sandberg	granne
Ed Carpenter	regementsdoktor
Birgitta "Ditte" Martinsson	Karl Oskars och Kristinas dotter
Lasse Martinsson	Karl Oskars och Kristinas son
Pelle Martinsson	Karl Oskars och Kristinas son
Yvonne Oppstedt	Karl Oskars och Kristinas dotter
Linn Ullmann	Karl Oskars och Kristinas dotter
Frans Oddner	Karl Oskars och Kristinas son
Damane Amini	indian
Marcello Madrid	indian
Medina Fernando	indian
Francisco Castillo	indian
Jan Palmgren	indian
Patrick Sandberg	Svens och Ragnhilds son
Catarina Mårtensson	Svens och Ragnhilds dotter

Production Company	SF-Produktion AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustri
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2018
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2006
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB

The Swedish immigrants Karl Oskar and Kristina establish themselves and their family at the new farm by lake Ki-Chi-Saga in Minnesota while Karl Oskar's brother Robert goes further west with his friend Arvid to look for gold.

Censorship number	110790
Date	1972-02-22
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Original length	5595 meters

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	5595 meter
Length in minutes	204 min
Reels	11 reels

Original title	Invandrarna (Novel)
Author	Vilhelm Moberg

Original title	Nybyggarna (Novel)
Author	Vilhelm Moberg

Original title	Sista brevet till Sverige (Novel)
Author	Vilhelm Moberg

			(med kompletteringar fram t.o.m. 1972-02-08)	1969-02-18	1970-01-14
Filmstaden	Råsunda	Sweden
	Småland	Sweden
	Skåne	Sweden
	Vaxholm	Sweden
	Wisconsin	USA
	Minnesota	USA
	Colorado	USA

Release in Sweden	1972-02-26	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	205 min
First showing	1972-02-26	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	205 min
TV showing	1974-12-29	TV1		Sweden		(seriestart)
	1978-06-20	TV1		Sweden		(seriestart)
	1983-09-25	TV2		Sweden
	1983-12-18	TV2		Sweden
	1989-08-14	TV2		Sweden
	1998-08-09	SVT1		Sweden	196 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	1999-02-27
TV showing	2004-07-18	SVT2		Sweden	196 min
	2006-06-20	SVT1		Sweden	196 min
DVD release	2006-10-11			Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2008-10-25
	2008-10-31
	2008-11-29
	2008-12-06
TV showing	2011-07-16	SVT1		Sweden		Del 1 (av 4)
	2011-07-24	SVT1		Sweden		Del 2 (av 4)
	2011-07-30	SVT1		Sweden		Del 3 (av 4)
	2011-08-06	SVT1		Sweden		Del 4 (av 4)
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2016-01-29
Festival showing	2016-01-31	Capitol	Gothenburg	Sweden	2014 min	39:e Göteborg International Film Festival, Classics.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2016-03-26
TV showing	2018-08-02	SVT1		Sweden
	2018-08-03	SVT1		Sweden		Del 2 av 4.
	2018-08-04	SVT1		Sweden
	2018-08-09	SVT1		Sweden		Del 3 av 4.
	2018-08-10	SVT1		Sweden		Del 4 av 4.
Cinematheque screening	2019-05-19	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2019-05-19
TV showing	2022-01-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-04	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-06	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-12	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-01-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-25	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-01-25	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2022-01-29		Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	2022-02-04	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-02-10	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-02-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-02-25	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-03-04	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-03-06	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-11	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-13	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-03-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-20	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-03-26	C More Stars		Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2022-03-29		Gothenburg	Sweden
TV showing	2022-04-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-04-06	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-04-20	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-04-24	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-05-08	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-05-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	2022-05-10		Malmö	Sweden
TV showing	2022-05-12	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-05-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-05-26	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-05-27	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-07-12	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-07-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-07-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-07-24	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-07-31	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-08-01	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-08-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-08-08	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-09-11	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-10-09	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-10-24	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-11-13	C More Stars		Sweden
	2022-11-26	C More Hits		Sweden
	2022-11-28	C More Stars		Sweden
Festival showing	2023			Sweden		Göteborg Filmfestival 2023, onlinevisning
TV showing	2023-01-01	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-01-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-01-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-01-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-01-24	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-02-08	C More Hits		Sweden	86 min
	2023-02-16	SF Kanalen		Sweden	86 min
	2023-02-19	C More Hits		Sweden	86 min
	2023-03-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-12	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-19	C More Hits		Sweden
	2023-04-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-04-30	C More Hits		Sweden
	2023-05-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-05-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-05-26	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-06-09	C More Hits		Sweden
	2023-06-15	C More First		Sweden
	2023-07-02	C More Stars		Sweden
	2023-07-09	C More Hits		Sweden
	2023-07-16	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-07-20	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-07-30	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-08-06	C More Stars		Sweden
	2023-08-10	C More Hits		Sweden
	2023-08-27	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-09-10	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-09-17	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-09-28	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-10-14	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-10-18	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-10-29	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-03	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-07	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-19	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-11-28	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-31	SF Kanalen		Sweden

Original title	Musik i urval (kontakta redaktionen för detaljer om enskilda filmer)

National Board of Review		1973		Liv Ullmann	(roll)
Bodil (Denmark)	Copenhagen	1973			(bästa europeiska film)
National Society of Film Critics		1973		Liv Ullmann	(roll)
Academy Award Nomination	Los Angeles	1973			(bästa icke engelskspråkiga film 1972/Best Foreign Language Film 1972)
Chaplin Magazine Award	Stockholm	1972		Jan Troell
The Jussi Award	Helsinki	1972			(årets bästa utländska film)
The Kurt Linder Grant	Stockholm	1972		Eddie Axberg	(roll)
Prize	Stockholm	1972		Pierre Lindstedt	(filmpublicisternas förenings stipendium för roller i båda Utvandrarfilmer)
The Swedish Film Institute's Quality Grant	Stockholm	1972			(bidrag om 550 891,80 kr)
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	1972	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Monica Zetterlund	(för roller i denna film och Äppelkriget)
	Stockholm	1972	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Eddie Axberg	(bästa skådespelare - för roller i båda Utvandrar-filmerna)

Troell's Magic Mirror (2008)

The New Land (1972)

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	5568

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	5578

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	5595

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	5595

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	5595

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Manuskript: Bengt Forslund [och] Jan Troell.
Extent	115 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	41 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialoglista. Nybyggarna.
Extent	39 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Black and white print	SET
Colour prints	SET
Behind the scenes prints	SET
Slides	17
Album	Yes

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Promotion material
Language	Danish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	24
Length in minutes	204 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
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