''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (Swedish: ''Fänrik Ståls sägner'') is a 1926 Swedish

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directed by John W. Brunius and starring

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and Olga Andersson.Gustafsson p.192-93 It is based on the

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The Tales of Ensign Stål ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (Swedish language, Swedish original title: , , or year 2007 translation ) is an epic poem written in Swedish by the Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. It was published in two ...

'' by nineteenth century writer

Johan Ludvig Runeberg Johan Ludvig Runeberg (; 5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877) was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to (''Our Land'', in Finnish) whi ...

set during the

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during the

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in which Sweden lost

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to the

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. It was shot at the

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in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vilhelm Bryde. It was released in two parts.

Cast

as Col. Georg Karl von Döbeln * Olga Andersson as Lady von Schwerin *

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as von Schwerin * Artur Cederborgh as Peasant * Thor Christiernsson as Lode * Carl Deurell as Maj. Otto von Fieandt *

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as Karin * Leopold Edin as Van Suchtelen * Arvid Enström as Spelt *

as Lt. Stål * Josef Fischer as Jägerhorn * Einar Fröberg as Klingspor * Ida Gawell-Blumenthal as Lotta Svärd * Fredrik Gjerdrum as Cronstedt * Vilhelm Hansson as Drufva * Thure Holm as Von Törne * Helge Karlsson as Munter * Axel Lagerberg as Wibelius * Sven Lindström as Löwenhielm * Alfred Lundberg as Af Klercker *

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as Johan August Sandels * Adolf Niska as Jakob Petrovitsh Kulnev *

Nils Ohlin Nils Ohlin (1895–1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Gustafsson p.113 Primarily acting in the theatre, he also appeared in a variety of films from the silent era to the 1950s as a character actor. Selected filmography * '' De landsflyktig ...

as Wilhelm von Schwerin * Gustav Ranft as Col. von Essen * Edit Rolf as Inga * Carl-Michael Runeberg as Johan Ludvig Runeberg * Axel Slangus as Sven Dufva * Oscar Textorius as Von Buxhovden *

Nils Wahlbom Nils Wahlbom (October 28, 1886 – October 24, 1937) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in around forty films including ''The Women Around Larsson'' (1934).Larsson & Marklund p.127 Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål (film), The ...

as Maj. Gen. Adlercreutz * Anna-Lisa Wallin as Mrs. af Enehielm * Anders Wikman as Captain af Enehielm

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014. * Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1926 films 1920s war films Swedish war films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Swedish historical films 1920s historical films Films set in the 19th century 1920s Swedish films Adaptations of works by Johan Ludvig Runeberg Films based on poems Films based on works by Finnish writers {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub