The New Land
From "The Emigrants" dream, come the settlers struggle to survive...
1972 · 3h 22m · PG
Drama, History, Western
Directed by
Jan Troell
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The New Land
Overview
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.
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