Karin Mandsdotter ( Karin Månsdotter )

Karin Mandsdotter (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Karin Månsdotter
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Mono )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Alf Sjöberg

Written By:
Alf Sjöberg
August Strindberg

Actors:
Ulla Jacobsson ..... Karin Månsdotter
Jarl Kulle ..... King Erik of Sweden
Ulf Palme ..... Göran Persson
Olof Widgren ..... Castle vicar
Stig Järrel ..... Olof Gustafsson Stenbock
Erik Strandmark ..... Welam Welamsson
Bengt Blomgren ..... Max
Kurt-Olof Sundström ..... Hertig Johan
Åke Claesson ..... Svante Sture
Per Oscarsson ..... Anders
Birgitta Valberg ..... Queen Dowager
Ulla Sjöblom ..... Agda
Aurore Palmgren ..... Göran Persson's mother (as Aurora Palmgren)
Gunnar Hellström ..... Bonde
Ingrid Jellart ..... Sigrid

Synopsis:

The movie starts with a silent section of slapsticks in BLUE and white and with piano music, giving an outline of Karin's rise and fall. The rest is normal B&W movie. Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 11 September, 2009.

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