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