''On These Shoulders'' (Swedish: ''På dessa skuldror'') is a 1948 Swedish

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

Gösta Folke Gösta Folke (10 December 1913 – 14 April 2008) was a Swedish actor, stage director and film director. Wright p.100 He was married to the actress Agneta Prytz. Selected filmography * '' The Country Priest'' (1946) * '' Kvinnor i väntrum'' ( ...

and starring Ulf Palme, Anita Björk and

Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...

.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.294 It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around

Jämshög Jämshög is a locality situated in Olofström Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,494 inhabitants in 2010. It is the site of Jämshög Church (''Jämshögs kyrka'') in the Diocese of Lund. During the Northern Seven Years' War (1563 - 15 ...

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

Bibi Lindström Bibi Lindström (1904–1984) was a Swedish art director.Vermilye p.122 She designed the sets for more than a hundred film productions. Selected filmography * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1 ...

. It was based on a 1942 novel of the same title by Sven Edvin Salje.

Cast

* Ulf Palme as Kjell Loväng * Anita Björk as Birgit Larsson *

as Arvid Loväng * Märta Arbin as Inga Loväng *

Keve Hjelm Karl Evert "Keve" Hjelm (23 June 1922 – 3 February 2004) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1943 and 2004. At the 1st Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in ''Raven's End''. At ...

as Simon Loväng *

Agneta Prytz Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a Swedish movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish director, Gösta Folke. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 ...

as Edla, maid *

Ingrid Borthen Ingrid Borthen (1913–2001) was a Norwegian-born Swedish stage and film actress. Goble p.271 She was involved with the Dramatist Studio of Sweden in Stockholm. She was married to the actor Ulf Johanson. Selected filmography * '' The Family S ...

as Elin Tarp *

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 Elis * Ragnvi Lindbladh as Sonja Eriksson *

Oscar Ljung Oscar Ljung (6 September 1909 – 29 April 1999) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1935 and 1983. He was born in Landskrona, Sweden. Partial filmography * ''Järnets män'' (1935) - Sten Brändström * ''T ...

as Andreasson *

Carl Deurell Carl Deurell (1868–1962) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Fromell p.177 Selected filmography * '' Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström'' (1923) * ''The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926) * '' Tired Theodor ...

as Botvid *

Erik Hell Erik Hell (11 August 1911 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish actor. Hell was born in Kalliokoski, Finland, to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He moved to Sweden with his family in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War. He married the actre ...

as Aron Loväng *

Börje Mellvig Harald Filip Börje Mellvig (23 November 1911 in Malmö – 7 November 1998 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County. Börje Me ...

as Börje Loväng *

John Norrman John Anders Norrman (19 July 1884 – 11 November 1966), was a Swedish actor. Norrman appeared in over 70 roles in films between 1921 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' Norrtullsligan'' (1923) * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * ''Shipwrecked Max' ...

as Mr. Tarp *

Artur Cederborgh Artur Cederborgh (30 December 1885 – 15 April 1961) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1957. Selected filmography * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926) * '' The Realm ...

as Måns-Erik Eriksson *

Ivar Kåge Ivar Kåge (21 February 1881 – 21 April 1951) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1949. Selected filmography * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913) * ''Where the Lighthouse Flashes'' (1924) * '' The ...

as Osbar *

Olav Riégo Olav Riégo (21 April 1891 – 25 December 1956) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1956. He starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin I ...

as Magnusson *

Georg Skarstedt Georg Skarstedt (31 January 1900 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''The People of Norrland'' (1930) * '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * '' Int ...

as Blind-Ove *

Magnus Kesster Magnus Kesster (29 July 1901 – 15 April 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''The Pale Count'' (1937) * ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (1938 ...

as Old Gypsy * Lars Kåge as Gösta Osbar * Sif Ruud as Mrs. Andreasson *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Be ...

as Gunda Fredriksson * Hanny Schedin as Sonja's mother

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. * Sundholm, John . ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

* 1948 films Swedish drama films 1948 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gösta Folke Films based on Swedish novels 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub