The Emigrants - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Emigrants"
Utvandrarna (1971)
Timing: 3:11 (191 min)
The Emigrants - TMDB rating
7.4/10
122
The Emigrants - Kinopoisk rating
7.4/10
851
The Emigrants - IMDB rating
8/10
8200

Actors and characters

Photo Max von Sydow #20224Photo Max von Sydow #20225Photo Max von Sydow #20226Photo Max von Sydow #20227

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow
Character Karl Oskar
Photo Liv Ullmann #83172Photo Liv Ullmann #83173Photo Liv Ullmann #83174Photo Liv Ullmann #83175

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann
Character Kristina
Photo Eddie Axberg #127838
Eddie Axberg
Character Robert
Sven-Olof Bern
Character Nils
Aina Alfredsson
Character Märta
Photo Allan Edwall #127833Photo Allan Edwall #127834

Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall
Character Danjel
Photo Pierre Lindstedt #375793Photo Pierre Lindstedt #375794
Pierre Lindstedt
Character Arvid
Photo Hans Alfredson #124183
Hans Alfredson
Character Jonas Petter
Photo Ulla Smidje #375796
Ulla Smidje
Character Inga-Lena
Eva-Lena Zetterlund
Character Elin
Photo Gustaf Färingborg #199735Photo Gustaf Färingborg #199736Photo Gustaf Färingborg #199737
Gustaf Färingborg
Character Prosten Brusander
Photo Åke Fridell #95283
Åke Fridell
Character Aron på Nybacken
Photo Agneta Prytz #375797

Agneta Prytz

Agneta Prytz
Character Fina-Kajsa
Photo Halvar Björk #127210

Halvar Björk

Halvar Björk
Character Anders Månsson
Arnold Alfredsson
Character Kyrkvärd
Bror Englund
Character Måns Jakob
Tom C. Fouts
Character Pastor Jackson
Peter Høimark
Character Andre styrman

Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson
Character Kapten Lorentz
Staffan Liljander
Character Landberg
Göran Lundin
Character Förste styrman
Ditte Martinsson
Character Barn
Lasse Martinsson
Character Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Pelle Martinsson
Character Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Annika Nyhammar
Character Barn
Yvonne Oppstedt
Character Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn
Bruno Sörwing
Character Kronolänsman Lönnegren
Photo Linn Ullmann #120218

Linn Ullmann

Linn Ullmann
Character Karl Oskars och Kristinas barn

What's left behind the scenes

  • During the filming of a scene near the end of the film, when Karl, played by Max von Sydow (1929-2020), goes in search of a new settlement, the director and cinematographer Jan Truell forgot to shout "Cut!", and the actor disappeared into the distance awaiting the director's command, and no one even noticed until lunchtime.
  • Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was a big fan of the film. He even called Truell to tell him so, but Truell took it as a prank and hung up (this happened repeatedly when Kubrick called someone to express his admiration). Kubrick particularly liked the costumes, and even brought costume designer Ulla-Britt Söderlund (1943-1985, who worked on the film) on board to assist Milena Canonero when costumes from the 18th century were needed for his 1975 drama, *Barry Lyndon*.
  • Jan Truell and screenwriter Wilhelm Moberg (1898-1973) argued about whether the actors should speak with an accent. Truell insisted they speak with a Småland accent (Småland is a historical province in southern Sweden, where the film is set), while Moberg didn't want any dialect to be heard in the film at all. As a result of a compromise, Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann's characters speak with an accent, while all the others – for example, the characters played by Eddie Axberg and Pierre Lindstedt – speak with a very slight accent.
  • During the filming of a scene near the end of the film, when Carl, played by Max von Sydow (1929-2020), goes in search of a new settlement, the director and cinematographer Jan Troell forgot to call "Cut!", and the actor disappeared into the distance waiting for the director's command, and no one even noticed until lunchtime.
  • Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was a big fan of the film. He even called Troell to tell him so, but Troell took it as a prank and hung up (this happened repeatedly when Kubrick called someone to express his admiration). Kubrick especially liked the costumes, and he even brought costume designer Ulla-Britt Söderlund (1943-1985, who worked on this film) in to assist Milena Canonero when costumes from the 18th century were needed for the 1975 drama "Barry Lyndon."
  • Jan Troell and screenwriter Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973) argued about whether the actors should speak with an accent. Troell insisted that they speak with a Småland accent (Småland is a historical province in southern Sweden, where the film is set), while Moberg did not want any dialect to be heard in the film at all. As a result of a compromise, the characters played by Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann speak with an accent, while all the others – for example, the characters played by Eddie Axberg and Pierre Lindstedt – speak with a very faint accent.
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