Harald the Stalwart

Harald the Stalwart
Directed by	Hampe Faustman
Written by	Paul Baudisch Arne Bornebusch Adolf Schütz
Starring	George Fant Georg Rydeberg Elsie Albiin
Cinematography	Felix Forsman
Edited by	Hans Gullander
Music by	Jules Sylvain
Production company	Film AB Lux
Distributed by	Film AB Lux
Release date	26 December 1946
Running time	74 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Harald the Stalwart (Swedish: Harald Handfaste) is a 1946 Swedish historical adventure film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Georg Rydeberg and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Helsinki studios of Suomen Filmiteollisuus and on location on the island of Suomenlinna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bertil Duroj and Karl Fager.

Synopsis

In fifteenth century Sweden a local highwaymen leads the oppressed peasantry against the tyrannical rule of a foreign bailiff. In order to seek revenge the bailiff plans to marry Karin, the rebel's beloved. When she refuses he decides instead to execute her.

Cast

• George Fant as Harald Didriksson a.k.a. Harald Handfaste
• Georg Rydeberg as Von Dotzen
• Elsie Albiin as Karin Eghilsdotter
• Tord Stål as Pater Laurentius
• Gösta Gustafson as Eghil Sjunnesson
• Gunnar Olsson as Bosse
• Thor Modéen as Björnram
• Ragnar Falck as Vesslan
• Nils Hallberg as Tjuvaskata, robber
• Olle Hilding as Harald's father
• Artur Rolén as Getaskalle, robber
• Hanny Schedin as Kersti, Karin's mother
• Vera Valdor as Von Dotzen's daughter
• Wiktor Andersson as Peasant
• Hampe Faustman as Peasant
• Erik Forslund as Poor farmer
• Georg Skarstedt as Poor farmer
• Ivar Wahlgren as Poor farmer
• Gunn Wållgren as Peasant woman

Bibliography

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

External links

• Harald the Stalwart at IMDb