The Emigrants

Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow (starring)
Jan Troell (director, screenwriter)
Bengt Forslund (screenwriter)
Vilhelm Moberg (novel)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, Circa 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the American release of the 1971 Swedish film, showing director Jan Troell on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.

Based on the 1949 novel by Vilhelm Moberg, about a group of poor Swedish farmers who leave Småland and move to Minnesota in hopes of building a new life. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1972, and nominated for four more Academy Awards the following year, including Best Picture and Best Director. Followed by a sequel, "The New Land," in 1972.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, moderately curled.


[Book #171979]