Johan Ulfstjerna (1936 film)
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| Johan Ulfstjerna | |
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| Directed by | Gustaf Edgren |
| Written by | Oscar Rydqvist Gustaf Edgren |
| Based on | Johan Ulfstjerna by Tor Hedberg |
| Produced by | Stellan Claësson |
| Starring | Gösta Ekman Björn Berglund Birgit Tengroth |
| Cinematography | Julius Jaenzon |
| Edited by | Gustaf Edgren |
| Music by | Eric Bengtson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Johan Ulfstjerna is a 1936 Swedish drama film directed as well as co-written by Gustaf Edgren and starring Gösta Ekman, Björn Berglund and Birgit Tengroth. It is based on the 1907 Tor Hedberg play Johan Ulfstjerna, which had previously been made into a 1923 silent film of the same title.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.
Synopsis[edit]
The film takes place in Helsinki at the turn of the twentieth century when an underground resistance movement attempts to liberate Finland from the Russian Empire.
Cast[edit]
- Gösta Ekman as Johan Ulfstjerna
- Edith Erastoff as Adelaide Ulfstjerna
- Björn Berglund as Helge Ulfstjerna
- Birgit Tengroth as Agda
- Edvin Adolphson as Governor General
- Ernst Eklund as Prof. Stenback
- Carl Ström as Ivan Ivanovitch
- Hugo Björne as Koskinen
- Helge Hagerman as Koskinen Jr.
- Erik Berglund as Pekka, groom
- Jullan Jonsson as Lina
- Carl Deurell as Agda's Father
- Allan Bohlin as Secretary General
- Ernst Brunman as Prison guard
- George Fant as Student
- Georg Fernqvist as Footman
- Peter Höglund as Student
- Arne Lindblad as Governor General's secretary
- Emil Fjellström as Prison guard
- Richard Lund as Arresting officer
- Henrik Schildt as Student
- Emmy Albiin as Older woman
References[edit]
- ^ Goble p.214
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
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