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
