Johan Ulfstjerna is a 1936 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Gösta Ekman, Björn Berglund and Birgit Tengroth. It is based on the 1907 play Johan Ulfstjerna by Tor Hedberg, which had previously been made into a 1923 silent film of the same title.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.
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Directed by | Gustaf Edgren |
Written by | Oscar Rydqvist Gustaf Edgren |
Based on | Johan Ulfstjerna by Tor Hedberg |
Produced by | Stellan Claësson |
Starring | Gösta Ekman Björn Berglund Birgit Tengroth |
Cinematography | Julius Jaenzon |
Edited by | Gustaf Edgren |
Music by | Eric Bengtson |
Production company | Svensk Filmindustri |
Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date | 7 September 1936 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
The film takes place in Helsinki at the turn of the twentieth century when an underground resistance movement attempts to liberate Finland from the Russian Empire.
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