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

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directed by Hampe Faustman and starring

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, 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

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. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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and on location in Värtahamnen and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. The film is based on Josef Kjellgren's 1938 play ''Okänd svensk soldat'' (''Unknown Swedish Soldier'').

Cast

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

as First Mate * Åke Fridell as Steward * Stig Järrel as Man wearing fur * Gösta Holmström as Second Mate * Carl Ström as Engine-man * Anders Börje 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 as Shipping Company Official * Bengt Sundmark as Second Engine Officer Møen * Georg Skarstedt as Strandmark * Nils Hallberg as Boiler Stoker * Josua Bengtson as 'Masthugget' * Anders Andelius as Gutten * Ivar Wahlgren as Boiler Stoker * Sten Sture Modéen as Sailor * Sten Larsson as Drunk Sailor * Gösta Holmström as Second Mate * Henake Schubak as Toivo * Alexander von Baumgarten 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 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