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Summary
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 94Audiences 84GoodWatch 87
Tomatometer94%
Audience score87%
IMDb8.0
Running time
3 h 11 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +82 min on the typical 109
typical 109191Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1971
March 8, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryWesternLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
- Sweden
Golden Globe Awards1972 to 1973
- Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language1973Won
- Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama1973Won
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama1973Won
- Best Non-English Language Film1972Won
Academy Awards1972 to 1973
- Best Picture1973Nominated
- Directing1973Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1973Nominated
- Actress in a Leading Role1973Nominated
- International Feature Film1972Nominated
- Foreign Language Film1972Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 10 more29 people
- Max von SydowKarl Oskar
- Liv UllmannKristina
- Eddie AxbergRobert
- SBSven-Olof BernNils
- AAAina AlfredssonMärta
- Allan EdwallDanjel
- Monica ZetterlundUlrika
- Pierre LindstedtArvid
- Hans AlfredsonJonas Petter
- Ulla SmidjeInga-Lena
- EZEva-Lena ZetterlundElin
Gustaf FäringborgProsten Brusander
Åke FridellAron på Nybacken
Agneta PrytzFina-Kajsa
Halvar BjörkAnders Månsson- AAArnold AlfredssonKyrkvärd
- BEBror EnglundMåns Jakob
- TCTom C. FoutsPastor Jackson
- PHPeter HøimarkAndre styrman
- EJErik JohanssonKapten Lorentz
- SLStaffan LiljanderLandberg
- GLGöran LundinFörste styrman
- DMDitte MartinssonBarn
- LMLasse MartinssonKarl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Directing · 2
- Jan Troell Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
- Katinka Faragó Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Bengt Forslund Screenplay, Producer
- Vilhelm Moberg Novel
Production · 4
- Lotti Ekberg Assistant Production Manager
- Lennart Blomkvist Unit Manager
- Curt L. Malmsten Production Manager
- Suzanne Dansereau Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Stig Limér Key Grip
- Staffan Liljander First Assistant Camera
- Lasse Sandgren Key Grip
- Pierre Rydberg Key Grip
- Ove Alström Still Photographer
- Rolf Holmquist First Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Jan Persson Editorial Consultant
- Georg Oddner Editorial Consultant
- Björn Ryd Color Timer
Sound · 7
- Erik Nordgren Original Music Composer
- Eddie Axberg Sound Mixer, Sound
- Lars C. Lundberg Sound Editor
- Berndt Frithiof Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tommy Sundqvist Sound
- Sten Norlén Sound, Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Jimmy Leavens Assistant Property Master
- P.A. Lundgren Art Direction
- Peter Høimark Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ulla-Britt Söderlund Costume Design
- Rose-Marie Ström Assistant Makeup Artist
- Cecilia Drott Makeup Artist
- Bengt Ottekil Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 3
- Sture Arelind Gaffer
- Georg Engstrand Gaffer
- Dick Kehl Gaffer
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