''The People of Bergslagen'' (Swedish: ''Bergslagsfolk'') is a 1937 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 Gunnar Olsson and starring

Karin Ekelund Karin Ekelund (26 May 1913 – 21 December 1976) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1976. She was the first female radio producer in Sweden, producing, and later directing, for Sveriges Radio's Radio Theatre. She p ...

Sten Lindgren Sten Lindgren (22 June 1903 – 13 May 1959) was a Swedish film actor.Chandler p.307 He made his debut in the 1925 silent historical film ''Charles XII''. Selected filmography * ''Charles XII'' (1925) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * '' People ...

and

Arnold Sjöstrand Arnold Sjöstrand (30 June 1903 – 1 February 1955) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1931 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' The Girl from Värmland'' (1931) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (19 ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.55 It was shot at the

Sundbyberg Studios Sundbyberg Municipality ( or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban population. Sundbyber ...

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Cast

as Karin Löwenskiöld *

as Bertil Åkerman *

as Rudolf Lunding *

Hugo Björne Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor. Biography Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalm ...

as Captain Håkan Löwenskiöld * Gerda Björne as Anne-Marie Löwenskiöld *

Hjalmar Peters Hjalmar () and Ingeborg () were a legendary Swedish duo. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the '' Hervarar saga'' and in '' Orvar-Odd's saga'', as well as in ''Gesta Danorum'', '' Lay of Hyndla'' and a number of Fa ...

as Persson *

Hartwig Fock Hartwig may refer to: * Hartwig (given name) * Hartwig (surname) *Hartwig (lunar crater) Hartwig is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. It is attached to the eastern rim of the prominent crater Schlüter, to ...

as Larsson - Mine-captain *

Frithiof Bjärne Friðþjófur (variations: Fritiof, Frithiof, Fritjof, Frithjof, and Fridtjof) is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from , . Bearers of the name include: Iceland *The hero of Frithiof's Saga, an Icelandic saga finalized around 1300 No ...

as Farmhand *

Ingrid Luterkort Carola Ingrid Margareta Segerstedt Luterkort (''née'' Eklundh, 28 June 1910 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish actress and stage director, whose professional career spanned from 1932 to 2011. Born in Lund, Luterkort studied in the Royal Dramatic ...

as Persson's Maid *

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 ...

as Birthday guest * Lillie Björnstrand as Birthday guest *

Alma Bodén Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'', an upcoming film by Sally Potter * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017 * ''Alma'' (p ...

as Johanna *

Helga Brofeldt Helga Brofeldt (born Helga Amelie Elisabet Textorius; 9 October 1881 – 18 June 1968) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Wright p.21 She appeared alongside John Elfström as his wife in several of the Åsa-Nisse series of comedy films. Selec ...

as Farmer's wife *

John Ericsson John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor. He was active in England and the United States. Ericsson collaborated on the design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty (lo ...

as Farmer *

Erik Forslund Erik Forslund (22 October 1878 – 12 March 1960) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1931 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1932) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * ...

as Meeting participator *

Knut Frankman Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud ( Danish), or Knútur ( Icelandic) is a Scandinavian and German first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which ...

as Secretary at meeting *

Sven-Eric Gamble Sven-Eric Gamble (10 August 1924 – 10 May 1976) was a Swedish film actor. Selected filmography References External links * * 1924 births 1976 deaths Male actors from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-fi ...

as Boy at merchant's shop *

Wictor Hagman Wictor is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Pat Wictor Pat Wictor (born 1966, Caripito, Venezuela) is an American blues and folk musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and recording artist. Known for h ...

as Member of the board *

Nils Johannisson Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Elias Anckers (1858–1921), Swedish naval officer * Nils Beckman (1902–19 ...

as Member of the Mine-board *

Börje Mellvig Harald Filip Börje Mellvig (23 November 1911 – 7 November 1998) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County. Börje Mellvig was born in Mal ...

as Birthday guest *

Erik Rosén Erik Rosén (13 July 1883 – 3 January 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1933 and 1953. Selected filmography * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * ''Ocean Breakers'' (1935) * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) ...

as Member of the Mine-board *

Ulla Wikander Ulla is a given name. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and Ulrika/Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s a ...

as Birthday guest

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1937 films Swedish drama films 1937 drama films 1930s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Gunnar Olsson 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub