The People of Högbogården (Swedish: Folket på Högbogården) is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Weel and starring John Ekman, Linnéa Hillberg and Annalisa Ericson.[1] Location shooting took place around Gränna. It is based on a 1907 play by Danish writer Jeppe Aakjær, which Weel had directed as a Danish film Life on the Hegn Farm in 1938.
| The People of Högbogården | |
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| Directed by | Arne Weel |
| Written by | Jeppe Aakjær Ragnar Holmström |
| Based on | Livet paa Hegnsgaard by Jeppe Aakjær |
| Produced by | Henning Karmark |
| Starring | John Ekman Linnéa Hillberg Annalisa Ericson |
| Cinematography | Karl Andersson |
| Music by | Eric Westberg |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Tonefilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Cast
edit- John Ekman as Ola Berg
- Linnéa Hillberg as Mrs. Karin Berg
- Annalisa Ericson as Greta Berg
- Bodil Kåge as Young Greta
- Peter Höglund as Arne Andersson
- Ragnar Planthaber as Young Arne
- Carl Ström as Per Sjövall
- Hilda Borgström as Per's Wife
- Wiktor Andersson as Farm-hand
- Carl Browallius as Old poor man
- Ivar Kåge as Nelson
- Oscar Ljung as Preacher
- John Melin as Mats Wilhelmsson
- Tekla Sjöblom as Old Woman
- Birgitta Valberg as Young Woman
References
edit- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.58
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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