Life in the Country
Life in the Country (Swedish: Livet på landet) is a 1943 Swedish historical comedy film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Birgitta Valberg.[1] It is based on the 1862 German novel From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter,[2] which had previously been adapted into the 1924 Swedish silent film Life in the Country.
| Life in the Country | |
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| Directed by | Bror Bügler |
| Written by | Bror Bügler Gabriel Jönsson Henry Richter |
| Based on | From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter |
| Starring | Edvard Persson George Fant Birgitta Valberg |
| Music by | Alvar Kraft |
| Cinematography | Sven Thermænius |
| Edited by | Gösta Bjurman |
Production company | Europa Film |
Release date | 29 November 1943 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.
Cast
- Edvard Persson as Zakarias Bräsig
- George Fant as Frans von Rambow
- Bror Bügler as Axel von Rambow
- Birgitta Valberg as Frida von Rambow
- Ivar Kåge as Carl Haverman
- Ingrid Backlin as Louise Haverman
- Willy Peters as Fritz
- Mim Persson as Marie Möller
- Kolbjörn Knudsen as Carl Brockman
- Dagmar Ebbesen as Mrs. Brockman
- Birgitta Arman as Salla Brockman
- Nancy Dalunde as Malla Brockman
- Sven Bergvall as Reverend Berger
- Gull Natorp as Mrs. Berger
- Albert Ståhl as Brolin
- John Norrman as Night-watchman
- Robert Johnson as Auctioneer
- Georg Fernqvist as Daniel
References
- Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland p.124
- Goble p.841
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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