''Foreign Harbour'' (Swedish: ''Främmande hamn'') is a 1948 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Hampe Faustman Erik "Hampe" Faustman (born Erik Stellan Chatham; 3 July 1919 – 26 August 1961) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955. He was married to ...

and starring

Adolf Jahr Johan Adolf Reinhold Jahr, born ''Johansson'' (23 June 1893 – 19 April 1964) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962. Selected filmography * ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (1932) * ''False Greta'' (1 ...

, George Fant and

Fritiof Billquist Erik Fritiof Billquist (5 May 1901 – 21 April 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * '' International Match'' (1932) * '' South of the H ...

.''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema'' p.152 It was entered into the

1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges H ...

. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

and on location in

Värtahamnen Värtahamnen is a port in Stockholm, Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent Stockholm Free Port at Lilla Värtan is Stockholm's main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company Silja Line as well as freighters f ...

and

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

P.A. Lundgren Per Axel Lundgren (1911–2002), credited as P. A. Lundgren, was a Swedish art director active in Cinema of Sweden, Swedish cinema from the 1940s to 1980s. He is known in particular for his collaborations with the film director Ingmar Bergman.Orr ...

. The film is based on

Josef Kjellgren Josef Kjellgren, (13 November 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Swedish writer and playwright.Adolf Jahr Johan Adolf Reinhold Jahr, born ''Johansson'' (23 June 1893 – 19 April 1964) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962. Selected filmography * ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (1932) * ''False Greta'' (1 ...

as Captain Greger * George Fant as Håkan Eriksson * Illona Wieselmann as Mimi *

as First Mate *

Åke Fridell Åke Fridell (23 June 1919 – 26 August 1985) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gävle, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * '' The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) - Legal clerk at the mayor's party * ''Flickan och ...

as Steward *

Stig Järrel Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...

as Man wearing fur *

Gösta Holmström Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Notable people with the name include: People * Gösta Alexandersson (1905–1988), Swedish actor *Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete * Gösta Andersson (skier) ...

as Second Mate *

Carl Ström Carl Johan Vilhelm Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Iron Wills'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * '' Cavaliers of the C ...

as Engine-man *

Anders Börje Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

as Christian *

Stig Johanson Stig Johanson (18 December 1919 – 9 April 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1938 and 1974. Selected filmography * ''Sun Over Sweden'' (1938) * ''The Two of Us (1939 film), The Two of Us'' (1939) * ''The Thre ...

as Jerker *

Jan Molander Jan Göran Gustaf Harald Molander (2 April 1920 – 30 June 2009) was a Swedish actor and film director who had a decades-long dominant career in his country's film and television industry. A native of Stockholm, Jan Molander was the son of act ...

as Shipping Company Official *

Bengt Sundmark Bengt may refer to: People In arts, entertainment and media Actors * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914 ...

as Second Engine Officer Møen *

Georg Skarstedt Georg Skarstedt (31 January 1900 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The People of Norrland'' (1930) * '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * ''Int ...

as Strandmark *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * '' The Lady Become ...

as Boiler Stoker *

Josua Bengtson Josua Bengtson (10 January 1882 – 15 December 1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.393 He appeared prolifically as a character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema following his debut during the silent era. Some of his final s ...

as 'Masthugget' *

Anders Andelius Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

as Gutten *

Ivar Wahlgren Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

as Boiler Stoker *

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as Sailor * Sten Larsson as Drunk Sailor *

as Second Mate * Henake Schubak as Toivo *

Alexander von Baumgarten Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

as Dirty Dick * Emanuel Warhaftig as Polish Police Officer * Elsa Meiring as Old Polish Lady * Janina Appelqvist as Singing Girl at Dick's Bar *

Per-Axel Arosenius Per-Axel Daniel Rank Arosenius (7 November 1920 – 21 March 1981) was a Swedish film and television actor, primarily known for his supporting roles. His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in the thriller film ' ...

as Waiter *

Birger Lensander Birger Lensander (21 October 1908 – 3 March 1971) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1943 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (194 ...

as Cook * Gita Gordeladze as Dancer

References

Bibliography

* Sundholm, John. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

* 1948 films 1940s Swedish-language films 1948 drama films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Hampe Faustman Swedish drama films Films shot in Finland Films shot in Stockholm 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub