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The Emigrants helped make Jan Troell prominent internationally. The sequel, The New Land (Nybyggarna), was released in 1972. The 1974 U.S. television series The New Land is based loosely on both The Emigrants and its sequel. [26] The creation of the TV series can be attributed to the popularity of the films. [27]
Produced by SF Studios, “The Emigrants” is a big-budget epic drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s story about Swedes who left misery behind for a new life on the other side of the Atlantic in the ...
The musical Kristina från Duvemåla (English title Kristina) (1995) by ex‑ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson is based on Moberg's The Emigrants Series. [8] A later film adaptation, known simply as The Emigrants was released in 2021, and in August 2022 on digital platforms. [9] [10]
The Emigrants (1971) was based on the first two novels. The New Land (1972) was a sequel based on the last two novels. The American television series The New Land (1974) starred Scott Thomas, Bonnie Bedelia, and Kurt Russell, and was broadcast by ABC. The series was loosely based on the 1971 and 1972 film adaptations. 13 episodes were produced ...
Hailed by Variety as “a superb historical drama about the Far-Right’s threatto democracy, the movie “Quisling: The Final Days” helmed by Norway’s top filmmaker Erik Poppe, impressed ...
The eagerly anticipated TV Drama Vision showcase in Göteborg has unveiled its 2025 program, where 50+ series from some of the best Nordic and European creatives will be showcased over Jan. 28-29 ...
The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna, 1949) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg.It is the first of his four-novel series entitled The Emigrants.In these he explores the causes and process of the major Swedish emigration to the United States beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, and their settling in such frontier areas as the Minnesota Territory.
It is the second of his four-novel The Emigrants series. It was translated into English in 1954 and was also published in other languages. Together with the first novel, it was adapted as a film The Emigrants (1971), directed by Jan Troell. A sequel based on the third and fourth novels was released in 1972.