| People of the Finnish Forests | |
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| Directed by | Ivar Johansson | 
| Written by | Birgitta Johansson Ivar Johansson | 
| Based on | Finnpastorn by Jol Strand | 
| Starring | Birger Malmsten Kerstin Wibom Adolf Jahr | 
| Cinematography | Rune Ericson | 
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt | 
| Music by | Charles Redland | 
| Production company | Sandrews | 
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm | 
| Release date | 8 October 1955 | 
| Running time | 86 minutes | 
| Country | Sweden | 
| Language | Swedish | 
People of the Finnish Forests (Swedish: Finnskogens folk) is a 1955 Swedish period drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Birger Malmsten, Kerstin Wibom and Adolf Jahr.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
Synopsis
At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new pastor arrives in an area near the Fryken lakes inhabited traditional by Forest Finns. He attempts to lead a religious revival in the region.
Cast
- Birger Malmsten as David Amberg
- Kerstin Wibom as Marit
- Adolf Jahr as Skomakar-Jöns Bengtsson
- John Elfström as Kron-Johan
- Eivor Landström as Olga Lundell
- Olle Gillgren as Klas
- Margareta Nisborg as Britta
- Rune Stylander as Sverre
- Helga Brofeldt as Böret Hindriksson
- Åke Claesson as Doctor Remberg
- Birger Lensander as Peasant giving David a ride
- Olof Thunberg as Even
References
- ↑ Qvist & Von Bagh p.93
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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