Sweden / Nov 06, 1939
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A Swedish drama from 1939 about the social and political developments in Sweden from 1885 until the dissolution of the union in 1905. The year is 1885, Christina Nilsson sings "Fourteen years I believe certain that I was" in the Grand Hotel's Great Hall . She also sings from the balcony of the hotel and the panic arising among listeners outside the hotel. In Norway, talks about the dissolution of the Union and the Swedish socialists with Hjalmar Branting (Victor Sjöström) is in the lead for independence.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carl Barcklind | Semmy Rubenson |
| Sven Bergvall | Christian Lundeberg |
| Tord Bernheim | Hilding Nihlén |
| Gunnar Björnstrand | August Palm's Associate |
| Rune Carlsten | Karl Staaff |
| Gösta Cederlund | Curry Treffenberg |
| Ulla Hodell | Eva as young girl |
| Karl Holter | Henrik Thygesen |
| Åke Johansson | Helge Thygesen |
| Gun-Mari Kjellström | Eva as baby |
| David Knudsen | Jørgen Løvland |
| Sigval Kvam | Edvard Hagerup Bull |
| Arne Lindblad | August Palm |
| Ingela Lundstedt | Sigrid Bergström |
| Georg Løkkeberg | Christian Thygesen |
| Hjalmar Meissner | August Meissner |
| Thor Modéen | Lindkvist |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mot nya tider |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | Norsk, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Svensk Talfilm |
| Release date | 6 novembre 1939 |
| Writer | John Sandén |
| Editing | Lennart Wallén |
| Cinematography | Karl-Erik Alberts, Hilmer Ekdahl |
| Assistant directors | Sigurd Wallén |
| Camera operators | Karl-Erik Alberts, Hilmer Ekdahl |
| Additional photography | Karl-Erik Alberts, Hilmer Ekdahl |
| Production design | Bertil Duroj |
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| Art direction | Bertil Duroj |
| Set decoration | Bertil Duroj |
| Music | Eric Bengtson, Sven Josephson, Lars Nordberg |
| Sound | Sven Josephson, Lars Nordberg, Eric Bengtson |
| Costume design | Allan Egnell, Börje Lundh |
| Makeup | Börje Lundh, Allan Egnell |
| Hairstyling | Börje Lundh, Allan Egnell |
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