The New Land (1972 film)

The New Land
American theatrical release poster
Nybyggarna
Directed by	Jan Troell
Written by	Jan Troell Bengt Forslund
Based on	The Settlers and The Last Letter Home by Vilhelm Moberg
Produced by	Bengt Forslund
Starring	Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Allan Edwall Monica Zetterlund Pierre Lindstedt
Cinematography	Jan Troell
Edited by	Jan Troell
Music by	Bengst Ernryd Georg Oddner
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) (Sweden)
Running time	202 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Box office	SEK 11.8 million (Sweden)[1]

The New Land (Swedish: Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film co-written and directed by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, The Emigrants (Utvandrarna), which were produced concurrently, are based on Vilhelm Moberg's The Emigrants, a series of four novels about poor Swedes who emigrate from Småland, Sweden, in the mid-19th century and make their home in Minnesota.

This film is based on the latter two novels of the series (The Settlers (1956) and The Last Letter Home (1959)). It explores the struggles of the emigrants to establish a settlement on the frontier and adjust to life in America.

Like The Emigrants, The New Land was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The 1974 American television series The New Land is loosely based on The Emigrants and this film.