''Gustaf Wasa'' is a 1928 Swedish silent

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directed by John W. Brunius and starring

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented t ...

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and

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. It is based on the life of the sixteenth century Swedish king

Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksföre ...

. It was released in two parts, premiering a week apart.Gustafsson p.112

Cast

as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa *

as Kristian II of Denmark *

Hugo Björne Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor. Biography Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalmar ...

as Sten Sture *

Hjalmar Selander Hjalmar Selander (2 July 1859 – 10 August 1928) was a Swedish actor, stage director and theatre manager. Biography Selander was born in Mölndal Municipality in Västra Götaland, Sweden. He made his debut at the Stora teatern in Göteborg ...

as Matts Ers *

as Mats Ersson * Estery Ericsson as Ma Brita *

Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''A ...

as Tobias * Karl-Magnus Thulstrup as Pers-Olle * Gustaf Aronsson as Henrik Möller *

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as Archbishop Gustaf Trolle *

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as The executioner *

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films. ...

as Claus, sentry at Kalö * Signhild Björkman as Dyveke *

Renée Björling Renée Björling (10 July 1898 – 4 March 1975) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Lovö, Sweden and died in Täby. Partial filmography * ''Tre indvendige Jomfruer'' (1914) - Daughter * ''The Downy Girl'' (1919) - Anne-Marie Ehi ...

as Margareta Brahe *

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as Cord König *

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as Doctor at Åsunden *

Pauline Brunius Pauline Brunius, née ''Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt'' (10 February 1881 in Stockholm – 30 March 1954 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. She was the managing director of the Royal Dra ...

as Kristina Gyllenstjerna * Bertil Brusewitz as Bishop Jens Beldenacke * Elsa Burnett as Daughter at Svärdsjögården * Sickan Castegren as Mother of Matts Ers *

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as Henrik Slagheck * Carl Ericson as Swedish farmer that doubts Gustaf Wasa *

Gösta Ericsson Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Gösta may refer to: People * Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete *Gösta Andersson (skier) (1918–1979), Swedish cross-country skier * Gösta Andersson (wrestler ...

as Jörgen, sentry at Kalö *

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as Nobleman at Kalö *

Siegfried Fischer Fritz Adolf Ferdinand Siegfried Fischer (14 July 1894 – 8 April 1976) was a Swedish actor, theatre manager, playwright, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Stockholm, the son of conductor Franz Fischer. At seventeen years old he was h ...

as Nobleman at Kalö * Pierre Fredriksson as Erik Banér * Algot Gunnarsson as Nils Bröms, mayor of Lübeck *

Justus Hagman Carl Justus Hagman (14 February 1859 – 28 February 1936) was a Swedish actor. Hagman made his stage debut in 1876 and made his first appearance in a film in 1913 in the Victor Sjöström film '' Miraklet''. He performed in another thirty films ...

as Elias at Tronnevik *

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as Kneeling man at side of wounded Sten Sture *

Carl Harald Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

as Nobleman at Kalö *

Weyler Hildebrand Weyler Hildebrand (4 January 1890 – 17 November 1944) was a Swedish actor, film director and writer. He appeared in over 35 films between 1924 and 1944. He also directed over 20 films between 1932 and 1944 and wrote scripts to 30 films between ...

as Danish Captain *

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as Henrik Smed * Erik Johansson as Man at King Kristian's court * Rupert Johansson as Nobleman at Kalö * Karl Jonsson as Commander at Kalö *

Olof Krook Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 * Per-Olov Br ...

as Mathias, Bishop of Strängnäs * Uno Küller as Nils Lykke *

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as Commander at the Stockholm bloodbath * Sven Lindström as Bishop Didrik Slagheck *

Alfred Lundberg Alfred Lundberg (5 April 1852 – 11 April 1935) was a Swedish stage and silent film actor. He appeared in 24 films between 1914 and 1930. He was the father of the actress Signe Lundberg-Settergren. Selected filmography * ''The Strike'' (19 ...

as Mayor of Stockholm *

Hjalmar Peters Hjalmar () and Ingeborg () were a legendary Swedish duo. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the '' Hervarar saga'' and in '' Orvar-Odd's saga'', as well as in ''Gesta Danorum'', ''Lay of Hyndla'' and a number of Far ...

as Hermann Israel * Axel Precht as Jakob Ulfsson, former Archbishop * Sven Quick as Father of Matts Ers *

Gustav Ranft Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: * Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short car ...

as Hemming Gadh *

Carl Ström Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''Iron Will'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) * ...

as Joakim Brahe *

Karin Swanström Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director. Early life Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...

as Sigbrit * Nils Waldt as Servant of Sten Sture * Ernst Öberg as Vicentius - Bishop of Skara

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014. * Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002. * Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Swedish historical drama films 1920s historical drama films Films set in the 16th century Silent historical drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub