''Moon Over Hellesta'' or ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1956 Swedish

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Rolf Husberg John ''Rolf'' Husberg (20 June 1908 - 2 November 1998) was a Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor. Husberg directed over 30 films between 1939 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''Colourful ...

and starring

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...

, Birger Malmsten and Doris Svedlund.Krawc p.538 It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel ''

Clouds Over Hellesta ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1954 Swedish thriller novel by Margit Söderholm.Gaster p.960 A young woman arrives at her future husband's country estate, and is disturbed by the mysterious death of his first wife. ...

'' by

Margit Söderholm Margit Söderholm (1905–1986) was a Swedish writer. Her prize-winning 1943 historical romance novel ''Sunshine Follows Rain'' was adapted into a 1946 film of the same title.Nordic National Cinemas p.188 Her 1954 novel '' Clouds Over Hellesta'' ...

. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Nilsson. Location shooting took place at the Danbyholm

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near

Katrineholm Katrineholm (pronunciation: or ) is a locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 24,271 inhabitants in 2018. It is located in the inland of Södermanland and is the third largest urban area in the county ...

Synopsis

A newly-engaged young woman travels to her future husband's country estate Hallesta, but becomes concerned about the manner in which his previous wife died.

Main cast

as Margareta Snellman * Birger Malmsten as Carl Anckarberg * Doris Svedlund as Eva Anckarberg *

Isa Quensel Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korng ...

as Emmy Anckarberg *

Olof Sandborg Olof Sandborg (April 30, 1884 in Göteborg – March 26, 1965 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962. Filmography * '' Blodets röst'' (1913) * '' Lady Marions sommarflirt'' (1913) * ''Svärmo ...

as Gustafsson *

Brita Öberg Brita Öberg (22 May 1900 – 26 December 1969) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Kristin Commands'' (1946) * ''Between Brothers (film), Between Brothers'' (1946) * ' ...

as Annie Gustafsson *

Dora Söderberg Dora Söderberg (10 November 1899 – 9 November 1990) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. Daughter of the famous Swedish novelist and playwright Hjalmar Söderberg. Dora Söderberg was a highly acclaimed character actress an ...

as Agnes *

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

as Ulla Forsberg *

Liane Linden Liane Linden (April 1, 1920 – November 30, 2014) was a Swedish film and stage actress. She appeared in the 1939 British crime film ''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery''. Richards p.199 Selected filmography * ''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' (1939) * ...

as Louise Holmqvist *

Birgitta Andersson Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around H ...

as Sonja Elbegaard *

Bengt Eklund Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series ''Vi på Saltkråkan''. Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also ma ...

as Valter Holmqvist *

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 Maj. Claes Bång

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krawc. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984)''. Saur, 1986. * Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1956 films 1950s thriller films Swedish thriller films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Rolf Husberg Films based on Swedish novels 1950s Swedish films Swedish black-and-white films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub