Sweden / Dec 26, 1946 / Premiär på Biograf Astoria
1h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He becomes the leader of a band of highwaymen and they start dealing with the evil bailiff. However, the bailiff will stop at nothing to catch Handfaste and show the people who is in charge. He even attempts to marry Handfaste's beloved Karin, and when she refuses to subdue, the bailiff decides to execute both her, her father and a monk who has been helping them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ragnar Falck | Vesslan |
| Vera Valdor | Von Dotzen's daughter |
| Gösta Gustafson | Eghil Sjunnesson |
| Hanny Schedin | Kersti, Karin's mother |
| Nils Hallberg | Tjuvaskata, robber |
| Bengt Eklund | The Bailiff's courtier |
| Olle Hilding | Harald's father |
| Wiktor Andersson | Poor peasant |
| Gunn Wållgren | Peasant woman (uncredited) |
| Georg Skarstedt | Poor farmer (uncredited) |
| Hampe Faustman | Farmer at feast (uncredited) |
| Erik Forslund | poor farmer (uncredited) |
| Gösta Holmström | bailiff (uncredited) |
| Werner Ohlson | poor farmer (uncredited) |
| Bengt Sundmark | herald (uncredited) |
| Ivar Wahlgren | poor farmer (uncredited) |
| Olof Ås | von Dotzen's daughter chamber maid (uncredited) |
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| Gunnar Öhlund | bailiff (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionRomanceAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Harald Handfaste |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | svenska |
| Production countries | Finland, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film AB Lux |
| Release date | 26 dicembre 1946 |
| Production | Erik Bergstrand |
| Writer | Arne Bornebusch, Paul Baudisch, Adolf Schütz, Bo Vilson |
| Editing | Hans Gullander |
| Cinematography | Felix Forsman |
| Assistant directors | Hampe Faustman |
| Camera operators | Felix Forsman |
| Additional photography | Felix Forsman |
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| Production design | Bertil Duroj, Karl Fager |
| Art direction | Bertil Duroj, Karl Fager |
| Set decoration | Bertil Duroj, Karl Fager |
| Music | Jules Sylvain, Kurt Vilja, Gunnar Johansson |
| Sound | Kurt Vilja, Gunnar Johansson, Jules Sylvain |
| Costume design | Julius Krafft |
| Makeup | Julius Krafft |
| Hairstyling | Julius Krafft |
Release dates
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