''Hagbard and Signe'' or ''The Red Mantle'' (, , ) is a 1967 internationally co-produced
drama film
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based on the story of
Hagbard and Signy
Hagbard and Signe (Signy) (the Viking Age) or Habor and Sign(h)ild (the Middle Ages and later) were a pair of lovers in Scandinavian mythology and folklore whose legend was widely popular. The heroes' connections with other legendary characters pl ...
from the twelfth-century work ''
Gesta Danorum
("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essentia ...
'' by
Saxo Grammaticus
Saxo Grammaticus (), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark. He is the author ...
, directed by
Gabriel Axel
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for ''Bab ...
and starring
Gitte Hænning
Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946) is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.
She was known primarily mononymously (without a surname) in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish ...
. The film was shot in Iceland, with interiors built and filmed in
Nacka
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,
Sweden
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.
Cast
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Oleg Vidov
Oleg Borisovich Vidov (; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Russian–American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961. An emigrant from his native Soviet Union, he was granted U.S. citizenship and beca ...
as
Hagbard
Hagbard ( ), the brother of Haki and son of Hamund, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in ''Skáldskaparmál'', ''Ynglinga saga'', ''Nafnaþulur'', ''Völsunga saga'' and ''Gesta Danorum''. The heroes' connect ...
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Gitte Hænning
Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946) is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.
She was known primarily mononymously (without a surname) in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish ...
Eva Dahlbeck
Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedes, Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck ...
Folmer Rubæk Folmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jörgen Lantz
Lars Jörgen Lantz (born 23 December 1943) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, known for his appearances in children's television series, children's TV program, among them ''Ville, Valle och Viktor'' (as Ville) and ''Björnes magasin'' (1987–2001, ...
Sisse Reingaard
Sisse Reingaard (born ''Anne-Marie Reingaard''; 23 September 1946 - 2 October 2024) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1965 and 1980.
Selected filmography
* ''Gift'' (1966)
* ''Der var engang
''Der var engang'' (tr ...
as Rigmor
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.
Biography
Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson an ...
Poul Reichhardt
Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in '' Huset på Christians ...
Reception
The film won a Technical Prize (''Mention spéciale du grand prix technique'') at the
1967 Cannes Film Festival
The 20th Cannes Film Festival took place from 27 April to 12 May 1967. Italian filmmaker Alessandro Blasetti served as jury president for the main competition.
The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the fetival's main prize, ...
.
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert ( ; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American Film criticism, film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. Eber ...
gave the film a full 4 stars out of 4 score in his 1968 review.
See also
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Germanic Heroic Age
The Germanic (or "German") Heroic Age, so called in analogy to the Heroic Age of Greek mythology, is the period of early historic or quasi-historic events reflected in Germanic heroic poetry, often expressed in alliterative verse.
Periodisation ...
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Late Antiquity
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Danish National Filmography
The Danish Film Database (, formerly Danish National Filmography, Danish: ''Danmarks Nationalfilmografi''), is a database maintained by the Danish Film Institute (DFI) about Danish films since 1896 including silent films, short films, and document ...