Sweden / Feb 24, 1979 / 15
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anne-Lie Kinnunen | Singer at Tavern |
| Gisela von Matuska | Woman at the Polish Church |
| Urszula Repinska | Tavern guest |
| Bill Salo | Accordion player |
| Renata Orlik | Waitress |
| Richard Hobert | Farmhand |
| Roman Nowak | Priest |
| Bert Sorbon | The Count |
| Annmari Kastrup | Prologue (voice) |
| Göte Fyhring | Rectifier |
| Per Öhlin | Pimp |
| Anna Lindroth | Pig Watch |
| Rune Ek | Farmhand |
| Katarina Strandmark | Polish Woman |
| Sigurd Björling | Priest |
| Kent-Arne Dahlgren | Sailor |
| Gunnar Ekström | Anton |
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| Ralf Glaerum | The Cook |
| Jan Kruse | Swedish Official in Poland |
| Peter Lindgren | The Captain |
| Hans Nordström | Old Man at St. Lars |
| Jan Nygren | Caretaker at St. Lars |
| Jan-Ingvar Palm | The Poet at St. Lars |
| Gunnar Rundqvist | The Doctor at St. Lars |
| Karol Cichecki | Priest in Catholic church |
| Ricardo Ausin | Choirboy |
| Mathias Kastrup | Choirboy |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kejsaren |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | Polski, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Treklövern, Svenska Filminstitutet |
| Official site | sfi.se |
| Release date | 24 febbraio 1979 |
| Executive producer | Anna-Lena Wibom |
| Writer | Birgitta Trotzig, Jösta Hagelbäck |
| Editing | Peter Emanuel Falck |
| Cinematography | Harald Gunnar Paalgard, Sten Holmberg, Carl-Gustav Nykvist |
| Assistant directors | Jösta Hagelbäck |
| Camera operators | Carl-Gustav Nykvist, Harald Gunnar Paalgard, Sten Holmberg |
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| Additional photography | Carl-Gustav Nykvist, Harald Gunnar Paalgard, Sten Holmberg |
| Production design | Stig Boquist |
| Art direction | Stig Boquist |
| Set decoration | Stig Boquist |
| Music | Ragnar Grippe |
| Sound | Ragnar Grippe |
| Costume design | Tina Johansson |
| Makeup | Tina Johansson |
| Hairstyling | Tina Johansson |
Release dates
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