''Synnöve Solbakken'' is a 1957 Swedish

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directed by

Gunnar Hellström Gunnar Hellström (6 December 1928 – 28 November 2001) was a Swedish actor and director. Partial filmography * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1950) - Young Man in Restaurant * '' U-Boat 39'' (1952) - Harriet's Escort * '' She Came Like the Wind ...

and starring Synnøve Strigen,

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her ...

and

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.13 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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and on location around

Gudbrandsdalen Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending towar ...

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. The film's sets and costumes were designed by the

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Harald Garmland. It is based on the 1857 novel of the same title '' novel of the same title'' by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

Cast

* Synnøve Strigen as Synnöve Solbakken *

as Ingrid Granliden *

as Sämund Granliden *

as Aslak * Bengt Brunskog as Thorbjörn Granliden *

Ove Tjernberg Sten Ove Filip Tjernberg (27 December 1928 – 7 March 2001) was a Swedish actor. He was engaged at Gothenburg City Theatre. Selected filmography *1996 - '' Jägarna'' *1994 - '' Läckan'' (TV) *1982 - ''Polisen som vägrade svara'' (TV) *197 ...

as Knut Nordhaug *

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as Ingeborg Granliden * Birgitta Valberg as Karen Solbakken *

Kolbjörn Knudsen Kolbjörn Knudsen (13 October 1897 – 8 January 1967) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1928 and 1967. Selected filmography * ''Sin'' (1928) * '' Charlotte Löwensköld'' (1930) * ''Conflict'' (1937) * ''Gener ...

as Knut's Father * Oscar Ljung as Guttorm Solbakken *

Gunnar Sjöberg Gunnar Sjöberg (25 March 1909 – 8 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) - Delegat från Sundsvall (uncredited) * ''John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (1937) - Seaman * '' Styrman Karls ...

as Doctor *

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as Young Synnöve * Leif Nilsson as Young Torbjörn *

Kenneth Synnerud Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byn ...

as Young Knut *

Börje Bergquist Börje is an old Swedish male name. It is a cognate of Birger;Elof Hellquist, ''Svensk etymologisk ordbok''. Lund 1922. Börje is the form that has developed naturally according to the sound change laws of Swedish, whilst Birger is a literary for ...

as Knut's Partner *

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as Farm Hand at Nordhaug * Olle Hilding as Priest *

Stig Johanson Stig Johanson (18 December 1919 – 9 April 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1938 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Sun Over Sweden'' (1938) * ''The Two of Us'' (1939) * '' The Three of Us'' (1940) * ''Fran ...

as Guest at the Wedding *

Birger Lensander Birger Lensander (21 October 1908 – 3 March 1971) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1943 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (194 ...

as Guest at the Wedding *

John Melin John Melin (18 May 1895 – 6 April 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1919 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''The Ghost Baron'' (1927) * '' The Queen of Pellagonia'' (1927) * '' Sealed Lips'' (1927) ...

as Bellringer *

Stina Ståhle Stina Ståhle (7 September 1907 – 10 January 1971) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1929 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * ''Adolf Strong ...

as Knut's Mother * Mona Åstrand as Knut's Sister

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. * Wright, Rochelle. ''The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film''. SIU Press, 1998.

External links

* 1957 films 1957 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gunnar Hellström Films set in Norway Films based on Norwegian novels Remakes of Swedish films Swedish historical drama films 1950s historical drama films Films set in the 19th century 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub