''The Word'' ( sv, Ordet) is a 1943 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-g ...
directed by
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother ...
, based on the 1925 play by
Kaj Munk
Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk) (13 January 1898 – 4 January 1944) was a Danish playwright and Lutheranism, Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World ...
. It preceded ''
Ordet
''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film w ...
'' by
Carl Th. Dreyer by more than a decade.
Cast
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Victor Sjöström
Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in ...
as Knut Borg Sr.
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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 ...
as Knut
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Rune Lindström as Johannes
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Stig Olin
Stig Olin, né ''Högberg'' (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer.
He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin. He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and ...
as Anders
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Wanda Rothgardt
Wanda Rothgardt (12 March 1905 – 16 June 1950) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Soila p.84 Rothgardt was the daughter of the actress Edla Rothgardt. She married the actor Semmy Friedmann with whom she had a daughter Jane Friedmann who als ...
as Inger
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Gunn Wållgren
Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; 16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress.
Considered one of Sweden's better actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting and her inne ...
as Kristina
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Inga Landgré
Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s.
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...
as Ester
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Ludde Gentzel as Petter
*Torsten Hillberg as Dr. Bergman
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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 of ...
as Brandeus
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1943 films
1940s Swedish-language films
Swedish black-and-white films
Films directed by Gustaf Molander
Swedish films based on plays
Swedish drama films
1943 drama films
1940s Swedish films
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