The Clang of the Pick
| The Clang of the Pick | |
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| Directed by | Arne Mattsson |
| Written by | Volodja Semitjov |
| Based on | The Clang of the Pick by Hans Hergin |
| Produced by | Lennart Landheim |
| Starring | Victor Sjöström Edvin Adolphson Margit Carlqvist |
| Cinematography | Sven Thermænius |
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Music by | Sven Sköld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Tonefilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The Clang of the Pick (Swedish: Hård klang) is a 1952 Swedish
drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström, Edvin Adolphson and Margit Carlqvist.[1] It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk Tonefilm in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström
.
Synopsis
The village of Brovik on the coast of
nurse
.
Frans bonds with Minka, the niece of a local
stonemason who bitterly resents the wealthy German family, and they ultimately become lovers. When a naval mine drifts towards the village, Frans detonates it with a rifle and is fatally wounded by shrapnel
.
Cast
- Victor Sjöström as Klaus Willenhart
- Edvin Adolphson as Frans Willenhart
- John Elfström as Olof Rydberg
- Margit Carlqvist as Minka
- Nils Hallberg as Teofil
- Rolf von Nauckhoff as Gert Willenhart
- Naima Wifstrand as Narrator / Clothes Saleswoman
- Eva Bergh as Vera
- Erik Hell as Johan
- Magnus Kesster as Verk-Masse
- Dagmar Ebbesen as Hanna
- Axel Högel as Svenske Fredrik
- Wiktor Andersson as Karlsson
- Sten Mattsson as Börje
- Gösta Gustafson as Hornvall
- Svea Holst as Mrs. Karlsson
- Hedvig Lindby as Old Villager
- John Norrman as Secretary
- Birger Åsander as Arvid
- Gunnar Öhlund as Stone Mason
- Ingemar Holde as Fiddle player
- Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt as Fiddle player
- John Melin as Guest at the party
References
- ^ Sundholm p.294
Bibliography
- Sundholm, John. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
External links
- The Clang of the Pick at IMDb
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