People of the Finnish Forests

People of the Finnish Forests (Swedish: Finnskogens folk) is a 1955 Swedish period drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Birger Malmsten, Kerstin Wibom and Adolf Jahr.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.

People of the Finnish Forests
Directed byIvar Johansson
Written byBirgitta Johansson
Ivar Johansson
Based onFinnpastorn by Jol Strand
StarringBirger Malmsten
Kerstin Wibom
Adolf Jahr
CinematographyRune Ericson
Edited byCarl-Olov Skeppstedt
Music byCharles Redland
Production
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Sandrews
Distributed bySandrew-Baumanfilm
Release date
  • 8 October 1955 (1955-10-08)
Running time
86 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new pastor arrives in an area near the Fryken lakes inhabited traditional by Forest Finns. He attempts to lead a religious revival in the region.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.93

Bibliography

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  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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