A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
Cast
Max von Sydow
Karl Oskar
Liv Ullmann
Kristina
Eddie Axberg
Robert
Pierre Lindstedt
Arvid
Allan Edwall
Danjel
Monica Zetterlund
Ulrika
Hans Alfredson
Jonas Petter
Agneta Prytz
Fina-Kajsa
Halvar Björk
Anders Månsson, hennes son
Tom C. Fouts
Pastor Jackson
Peter Lindgren
Samuel Nöjd
Per Oscarsson
Pastor Törner
Oscar Ljung
Petrus Olausson
Karin Nordström
Judit, hans hustru
Larry Clementson
Mr. Abbot
Georg Anaya
Mario Vallejos
Ed Carpenter
Regementsdoktorn
Bengt Ottekil
Fredrik Mattsson
Elsa Hofgren
Bordellmamman
Margita Nyström
Horan
Hans Elfvin
Sven, Danjels son
Solveig Samzelius
Ragnhild, hans hustru
Leif Sandberg
Grannen
Lasse Martinsson
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Pelle Martinsson
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Sara-Lena Arnoldsdotter
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Frans Oddner
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Yvonne Oppstedt
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Linn Ullmann
Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Eva-Lena Zetterlund
Elin (uncredited)
Crew
Jan Troell
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Bengt Forslund
Screenplay, Producer
Vilhelm Moberg
Novel
Sten Lindberg
Color Timer
P.A. Lundgren
Production Design
Rolf Holmquist
First Assistant Camera
Staffan Liljander
First Assistant Camera
Ulla-Britt Söderlund
Costume Design
Bengt Ottekil
Key Hair Stylist
Rose-Marie Ström
Assistant Makeup Artist
Cecilia Drott
Makeup Supervisor
Lars C. Lundberg
Sound Editor
Berndt Frithiof
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eddie Axberg
Sound Mixer, Sound
Sten Norlén
Sound Mixer, Sound
Björn Öberg
Sound
Tommy Sundqvist
Sound
Bengt Ernryd
Original Music Composer
Georg Oddner
Original Music Composer, Editorial Consultant
Ove Alström
Still Photographer
Jan Persson
Editorial Consultant
Katinka Faragó
Script Supervisor
Peter Høimark
Property Master
Pierre Rydberg
Key Grip
Lasse Sandgren
Key Grip
Stig Limér
Key Grip
Georg Engstrand
Gaffer
Dick Kehl
Gaffer
Curt L. Malmsten
Production Manager
Suzanne Dansereau
Assistant Production Manager
Lotti Ekberg
Assistant Production Manager
Lennart Blomkvist
Unit Manager
