People of Hälsingland
1933 film by Ivar Johansson
People of Hälsingland (Swedish: Hälsingar) is a 1933 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Hilda Castegren, Sven Bergvall and Sten Lindgren. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was remade as the 1940 Finnish film In the Fields of Dreams.
Cast
Hilda Castegren as Mother Övergård
Sven Bergvall as Olof
Sten Lindgren as Jonas
Inga Tidblad as Birgit Ljusnar
Frank Sundström as Gudmund
Henning Ohlsson as Per-Erik
Karin Ekelund as Lisa-Lena
Edit Ernholm as Brita
Kaj Aspegren as Maja-Stina
Emmy Albiin as Gammel-Kersti
Hugo Björne as Komministern i Dalbo
Tor Borong as Gammel-August
Carl Deurell as Fängelsedirektören
John Elfström as Dräng i slagsmål
Gösta Ericsson as Niko
Knut Frankman as Karlsson
Karin Granberg as Kvinna på dansbanan
Carl Harald as Vaktmästare
Bror Olsson as Domaren i tingsrätten
Aurore Palmgren as Åhörare i tingssalen
Hjalmar Peters as Patron på Näsvik
Albert Ståhl as Kamrer
Hugo Tranberg as Åklagare
References
Bibliography
Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
Sundholm, John. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
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