''Turn of the Century'' (Swedish: ''När seklet var ungt'') is a 1944 Swedish

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directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring

Edvard Persson Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but throu ...

, Stina Hedberg and

Marianne Gyllenhammar Marianne Gyllenhammar (1924–2013) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Steene p.172 She was married to the actor Rolf Botvid. Selected filmography * '' Tonight or Never'' (1941) * ''There's a Fire Burning'' (1943) * '' Young Blood'' (1943) * ...

.Paietta p.138 It was shot at the

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and on location around

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

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Synopsis

At the beginning of the

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a large-scale

farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mig ...

hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment amongst the locals. At the same time a new

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arrives with

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leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the

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Cast

as Squire Munthe * Stina Hedberg as Mrs. Munthe *

as Hillevi Munthe *

Claes Thelander Claes Thelander (14 January 1916 – 12 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Julia jubilerar'' (1938) * ''Take Care of Ulla'' (1942) * ''My People Are Not You ...

as Yngve Sjöö * Walter Sarmell as Ferdinand *

Mim Persson MIM or Mim may refer to: Places * Mim, Ahafo, Ghana * Mim Lake, Ghana * Mim Bour, or Mim Mountains, Ghana Education * Master of Management, a post-graduate master's degree * Master of Information Management, an interdisciplinary degree progra ...

as Hanna *

Fritiof Billquist Erik Fritiof Billquist (5 May 1901 – 21 April 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * '' International Match'' (1932) * '' South of the H ...

as Meier *

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 Severin *

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 Fahlen * Nils Nordståhl as Läns *

Erik Rosén Erik Rosén (13 July 1883 – 3 January 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1933 and 1953. Selected filmography * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * '' Ocean Breakers'' (1935) * '' Under False Flag'' (1935 ...

as Vicar * Axel Högel as Policeman * Bullan Weijden as Malin *

Karl Erik Flens Karl Erik Flens (19 March 1913 – 17 October 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 1975. Selected filmography * '' The Two of Us'' (1939) * '' The Fight Continues'' (1941) * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1 ...

as The Limp * Karl Nygren-Kloster as Mats

References

Bibliography

* Paietta, Ann C. ''Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present''. McFarland, 2007.

External links

* 1944 films 1944 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gunnar Olsson Films based on Swedish novels Films set in the 1900s Swedish historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub