''Dynamite'' (Swedish: ''Dynamit'') is a 1947 Swedish

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

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directed by

Åke Ohberg Åke Ohberg (20 July 1905 – 18 July 1975) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in about 30 roles in films between 1932 and 1961. Ohberg was born to Johan and Hilda Ohberg in Västerås, Sweden. Marriage and Family He married a ...

and starring

Birgit Tengroth Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. She was married briefly to Danish politician Jens Otto Krag in 1950. Biography Birgit Tengroth was bo ...

, Bengt Ekerot and

Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren (24 February 1910 – 4 September 1957) was a Swedish actress. She played in Åke Ohberg's '' Elvira Madigan'' (1943), director Ingmar Bergman's debut ''Crisis'' in 1946, Hasse Ekman's '' Girl with Hyacinths'' (1950) and i ...

.Larsson & Marklund p.150 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Nilsson.

Synopsis

A young tearaway is drifting into a life of petty crime. He steals some

dynamite Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern German ...

in order to frighten people. However, one of his teachers believes that there is still hope for him.

Cast

as Gudrun Brogren *

as Sixten Krogh * Bengt Ekerot as Allan Axelson *

as Ottilia Axelsson * Carl Ström as Axelsson * Nils Hallberg as Oskar Axelsson * Hilda Borgström as Mrs. Plym *

Erik Berglund Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films. ...

as Criminal Inspector * Märta Arbin as Criminal Inspector's wife * Ingemar Pallin as Criminal Inspector's son * Gull Natorp as Dean's Wife *

Carin Swensson Carin Swensson (28 February 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' Boman's Boy'' (1933) * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) * ''Ocean Breakers'' (1935) * ...

as Dean's housemaid * Harry Ahlin as Bodin *

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

as Mrs. Bodin * Rudolf Wendbladh as Principal * Olav Riégo as Colonel * Maja Cassel as Colonel's wife * Gustav Hedberg as Constable Svärd * Gösta Ericsson as Constable Carlsson * Åke Engfeldt as Lt. Erik Arnell * Sten Lindgren as Larsson, grocery store owner *

Magnus Kesster Magnus Kesster (29 July 1901 – 15 April 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957. Selected filmography * '' The Pale Count'' (1937) * '' Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * '' A Cruise in the Albertina'' (1 ...

as Complaining man *

Mona Geijer-Falkner Mona Geijer-Falkner (2 January 1887 – 3 December 1973) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''The Rivals'' (1926) * ''Getting Married'' (1926) * ''Frida's Songs'' ( ...

as Woman in milk store *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik B ...

as Woman in milk store *

Elsa Ebbesen Elsa Ebbesen (7 July 1890 – 21 December 1977) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Paietta p.139 A character actress she appeared in Swedish films and later television programmes over the course of several decades. Selected filmography * '' H ...

as Woman

References

Bibliography

* Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders (ed.). ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1947 films Swedish crime films 1947 crime films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Åke Ohberg Films based on Swedish novels 1940s Swedish films Films scored by Erland von Koch {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub