The Girls of Uppakra (Swedish: Flickorna på Uppåkra) is a 1936 Swedish drama film directed by Alice Eklund and Lorens Marmstedt and starring Stina Hedberg, Isa Quensel and Vera Valdor.[1] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It is based on a 1927 novel of the same title.
| The Girls of Uppakra | |
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| Directed by | Lorens Marmstedt Alice Eklund |
| Written by | Torsten Quensel |
| Based on | The Girls of Uppakra by Maja Jäderin-Hagfors |
| Starring | Stina Hedberg Isa Quensel Vera Valdor |
| Cinematography | Olle Ekman |
| Music by | Sune Waldimir |
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| Distributed by | Film AB Paramount |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
editThe widow Marie Brummell lives in Stockholm with her four daughters, but is terrible at managing money. She manages to scrape together enough money to acquire a farm in Uppakra in Scania.
Cast
edit- Stina Hedberg as Marie Brummell
- Isa Quensel as Elsa Brummell
- Vera Valdor as Brita Brummell
- Marie-Louise Sorbon as Ann-Marie Brummell
- Ulla Sorbon as Svea Brummell
- Inga Jansson as Ingrid Brummell
- Lauritz Falk as Gunnar Broman
- Dagmar Ebbesen as Kristina Broman
- Semmy Friedmann as Eric Dahlberg
- Gösta Cederlund as Steen
- Carl Deurell as Tradesman Eriksson
- Anna-Lisa Fröberg as Secretary
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Market Customer
- Nils Hallberg as Rowdy Boy
- Arne Lindblad as Waiter
- Olav Riégo as Bank Manager
- Stina Sorbon as Office Clerk
- Gösta Terserus as Constable Lagström
References
edit- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.110
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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