''The Quartet That Split Up'' (Swedish: ''Kvartetten som sprängdes'') is a 1950 Swedish
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Gustaf Molander and starring
Adolf Jahr,
Anita Björk,
Inga Landgré and
Victor Sjöström. It is an adaptation of the 1924
novel of the same title by
Birger Sjöberg, which had previously been made into a
1936 film.
[Goble p.431] It was shot at the
Råsunda 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 ...
. 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 ...
Nils Svenwall.
Synopsis
The members of a
string quartet
The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...
in a small Swedish town decided to speculate on the
stock market with unexpected results.
Cast
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Adolf Jahr as Karl Ludvig Sundelin
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Anita Björk as Maj Andersson
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Inga Landgré as Märta Åvik
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Victor Sjöström as Gustaf Borg
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Edvin Adolphson as Anders Åvik
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Sven Lindberg
Sven Lindberg (20 November 1918 – 25 December 2006) was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best ...
as Editor Bengt 'Cello' Erlandsson
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Jarl Kulle as Ture Borg
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Dagmar Ebbesen as Aunt Klara
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Marianne Löfgren as Selma Åvik
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Gunnar Björnstrand as Engineer Planertz
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Olof Winnerstrand as Olsén
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Torsten Winge as Löf
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Gösta Gustafson as Organist
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Stig Olin as Werner
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Anders Andelius as Borg's shop assistant
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Margit Andelius as Olsén's guest
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Gunwer Bergkvist as Member of Anemon choire
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John W. Björling as Man at the waterfront
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Gunnar Bohman as Olsén's guest
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Karl Bornfors as Viola player
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Ernst Brunman as Olsén's guest
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Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Tillberg
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Hans Edelskog as Edmund Åvik
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Rune Halvarsson as Jensen, barber
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Olle Hilding as Thun
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Birger Lensander as Factory manager
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Torsten Lilliecrona as Rescuer
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John Melin as Stolz
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Björn Näslund as Olle, Edmund's friend
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Elvin Ottoson as Olsén's guest
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Aurore Palmgren as Alida, Borg's housemaid
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Olav Riégo as Editor at Kuriren
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Lasse Sarri as Pelle, Edmund's friend
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Hanny Schedin as Alma, Åvik's housemaid
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Georg Skarstedt as Backlund
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Carl Ström as Mr. Bergström
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Einar Söderbäck as Factory worker
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Eric von Gegerfelt as Olsén's guest
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Birger Åsander as Factory worker
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Gunnar Öhlund as Rescuer
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Alf Östlund as Olsén's guest
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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1950 films
Swedish comedy films
1950 comedy films
1950s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Gustaf Molander
Swedish black-and-white films
Films based on Swedish novels
Remakes of Swedish films
1950s Swedish films
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