''Johan Ulfstjerna'' is a 1923 Swedish silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by John W. Brunius and starring Ivan Hedqvist,

Anna Olin Anna Olin (born Anna Margareta Kristina Steckmeister; 19 June 1881 – 27 May 1946) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Goble p.214 She was married to the Swedish actor and theatre director Vilhelm Olin. Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstj ...

and Mary Johnson.Sadoul p.32 It was shot at the

Råsunda Studios Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. History Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish architect ...

in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Vilhelm Bryde Vilhelm Bryde (8 April 1888 – 24 April 1974) was a Swedish actor, film producer, and art director. Biography From 1909 to 1911, he was a student at Dramaten. Bryde was an actor at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1913-1919). He was director of t ...

. It was based on the 1907 play ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' by Tor Hedberg, which was later remade as a 1936 sound film of the same title.

Synopsis

The film takes place in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

at the turn of the

twentieth century The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 (1901, MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 (2000, MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu, Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and ...

when an underground resistance movement attempts to liberate

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

from the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

Cast

* Ivan Hedqvist as John Ulfstjerna *

as Adelaide Ulfstjerna *

Einar Hanson Einar Hanson (; Stockholm, Sweden – ; Santa Monica, California), also known as Einar Hansen, was a Swedish silent film actor. Career Discovered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre by director Mauritz Stiller, handsome and sophisticated, he ...

as Helge Ulfstjerna * Mary Johnson as Agda *

John Ekman John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish film actor. Biography He first trained as an artist under Richard Bergh (1858-1919). He was employed by various theater companies; Swedish Biograft Theater in Kristianstad (19 ...

as Governor * Rudolf Wendbladh as Reback * Albion Örtengren as Mr. Gauvin *

Ernst Brunman Ernst Olof Wilhelm Brunman (2 August 1886 – 1 January 1961) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.194 Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * '' Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * '' Frida's Songs'' ...

as Police Officer *

Anton De Verdier Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital ...

as Conspirator * Bengt Djurberg as Conspirator *

Olle Hilding Olle Hilding (born Hilding Olof Johansson; 19 July 1898 – 9 November 1983) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in motion pictures between 1923-1982. Biography Hilding Olof Johansson was born and died in the Katarina Parish o ...

as Conspirator * Berta Hillberg as Maid * Gösta Hillberg as Secretary General * Torsten Hillberg as Conspirator * Axel Högel as Cinspirator * Ollars-Erik Landberg as Conspirator *

Herman Lantz Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

as Police Officer *

Nils Ohlin Nils Ohlin (1895–1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Gustafsson p.113 Primarily acting in the theatre, he also appeared in a variety of films from the silent era to the 1950s as a character actor. Selected filmography * '' De landsflyktige ...

as Conspirator * Sven Quick as Conspirator *

Paul Seelig Paul Seelig (5 October 1900 – 5 August 1931) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in about 15 roles in films 1913 and 1931. His film debut was in Mauritz Stiller's film ''En pojke i livets strid'' in 1913, when he was thirteen years old. He was the ...

as Conspirator

References

Bibliography

* Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 drama films Swedish drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Swedish films based on plays Films set in Helsinki Films set in the 1890s Films set in the 1900s Silent drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub