''Hagbard and Signe'' or ''The Red Mantle'' ( da, Den røde kappe, sv, Den röda kappan, is, 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, 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
The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the ''Blowup'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with '' J'ai tué Raspoutine'', directed by Robert Hosse ...
.
Cast
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Oleg Vidov
Oleg Borisovich Vidov (russian: Олег Борисович Видов; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Soviet Russian American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961. A refugee from his native Sovie ...
as
Hagbard
*
Gitte Hænning as
Signe
Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse ''sigr'' (victory) and ''nýr'' (new), which may refer to:
*Signe (Finnish princess), a legendary Finnish princess
*Signy, two heroines in N ...
*
Eva Dahlbeck as The Queen
*
Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 ('' Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Lisbeth Movin
Lisbeth Movin (25 August 1917 – 7 November 2011) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her role as Anne, the pastor's wife accused of witchcraft in the film ''Day of Wrath'' (1943) directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. She also ...
as Bengerd
*
Johannes Meyer as Bilvis
*
Håkan Jahnberg
Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ''Hákon''. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" from ...
as Bolvis
*
Manfred Reddemann as Hildegisl
*
Henning Palner
Henning Palner (18 July 1932 – 20 December 2018) was a Danish actor.
Filmography
*''Jetpiloter'' – 1961
*'' Støv på hjernen'' – 1961
*'' Komtessen'' – 1961
*'' Sorte Shara'' – 1961
*''Det støver stadig'' – 1962
*''Drømmen om d ...
as Hake
*
Gisli Alfredsson as Sigvald
*
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*Françoise Folmer (born 1961), Luxembourgish architect and politician
*Louis H. Folmer (1904–1983), American politician
*Mike Folmer (born 1956), American politician and convicted sex ...
as Helvin
*
Borgar Garðarsson as Alf (as Borgar Gardarsson)
*
Jörgen Lantz
Lars Jörgen Lantz (born 23 December 1943, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, known for his appearances in children's TV program, among them '' Ville, Valle och Viktor'' (as Ville) and '' Björnes magasin'' (1987–2001, as Björne).
...
as King Hammond (as Jørgen Lantz)
*
Frederik Tharaldsen as Alger
*
Sisse Reingaard
Sisse Reingaard (born ''Anne-Marie Reingaard''; 23 September 1946) is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1965 and 1980.
Selected filmography
* '' Gift'' (1966)
* ''Der var engang'' (1966)
* '' The Egborg Girl'' (1969)
* '' ...
as Rigmor
*
Gunnar Björnstrand as King Sigvor
*
Niels Hinrichsen
Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...
*
Else Højgaard
Else Højgaard (18 April 1906–11 July 1979) was a Danish ballerina and an actress of stage and screen. Noted for a fiery temperament and edgy intensity,Kistrup, Jen''Else Højgaard'' Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon, 2003Piils, Morte''Else H ...
*Jakob Nielsen
*
Poul Reichhardt
See also
*
Germanic Heroic Age
The Germanic (or "German") Heroic Age, so called in analogy to the Heroic Age of Greek mythology, is the period of early historic or quasi-historic events reflected in Germanic heroic poetry.
Periodisation
The period corresponds to the Germani ...
*
Late Antiquity
*
List of historical period drama films
References
External links
*
*
The Red Mantle' at the
Danish National Filmography
The Danish Film Database ( da, Filmdatabasen, formerly Danish National Filmography, Danish: ''Danmarks Nationalfilmografi''), is a database maintained by the Danish Film Institute (DFI) about Danish films since 1896 including silent films, short ...
1967 films
1967 drama films
Danish drama films
Swedish drama films
Icelandic drama films
1960s Danish-language films
1960s Swedish-language films
Icelandic-language films
Films directed by Gabriel Axel
ASA Filmudlejning films
Films set in the Viking Age
Works based on Gesta Danorum
Danish multilingual films
Swedish multilingual films
Icelandic multilingual films
1960s Swedish films
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