Turn of the Century (Swedish: När seklet var ungt) is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg and Marianne Gyllenhammar.[1] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios and on location around Viken and Lessebo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.
| Turn of the Century | |
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| Directed by | Gunnar Olsson |
| Written by | Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson Henry Richter Kar de Mumma |
| Based on | Slätten by Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson |
| Starring | Edvard Persson Stina Hedberg Marianne Gyllenhammar |
| Cinematography | Sven Thermænius |
| Edited by | Gösta Bjurman |
| Music by | Alvar Kraft |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
Release date | 26 December 1944 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis edit
At the beginning of the twentieth century in Scania a large-scale farmer hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment among the locals. At the same time a new schoolteacher arrives with socialist leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the squire.
Cast edit
- Edvard Persson as Squire Munthe
- Stina Hedberg as Mrs. Munthe
- Marianne Gyllenhammar as Hillevi Munthe
- Claes Thelander as Yngve Sjöö
- Walter Sarmell as Ferdinand
- Mim Persson as Hanna
- Fritiof Billquist as Meier
- Ivar Kåge as Severin
- John Norrman as Fahlen
- Nils Nordståhl as Läns
- Erik Rosén as Vicar
- Axel Högel as Policeman
- Bullan Weijden as Malin
- Karl Erik Flens as The Limp
- Karl Nygren-Kloster as Mats
References edit
- ^ Paietta p.138
Bibliography edit
- Paietta, Ann C. Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present. McFarland, 2007.
External links edit
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