Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle[1] (Danish: Den røde kappe, Swedish: Den röda kappan, Icelandic: Rauða skikkjan) is a 1967 internationally co-produced drama film based on the story of Hagbard and Signy from the twelfth-century work Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus,[2] directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Gitte Hænning. The film won a Technical Prize (Mention spéciale du grand prix technique) at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[3] [4]
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| Directed by | Gabriel Axel |
| Written by | Gabriel Axel Saxo Grammaticus Frank Jæger |
| Produced by | Benedikt Árnason Gösta Bergqvist Just Betzer Johan Bonnier Bent Christensen |
| Starring | Oleg Vidov |
| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Edited by | Lars Brydesen |
| Music by | Per Nørgård |
| Distributed by | ASA Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Denmark Sweden Iceland |
| Languages | Danish Swedish Icelandic |
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