Åsa-Nisse (film)

Åsa-Nisse
Directed byRagnar Frisk
Written byStig Cederholm (stories)
Theodor Berthels
Produced byGösta Sandin
StarringJohn Elfström
Artur Rolén
Emy Hagman
CinematographyFrank Dalin
Music byJohnny Bode
Production
company
Svensk Talfilm
Distributed bySvensk Talfilm
Release date
  • 22 October 1949 (1949-10-22)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Åsa-Nisse is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring John Elfström, Artur Rolén and Emy Hagman. Featuring the popular character Åsa-Nisse it was the first in a long-running series, featuring nineteen sequels.[1] It takes place in rural Småland.[2] Location shooting took place at Skirö outside Vetlanda. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.62
  2. ^ Nordic National Cinemas p.181

Bibliography

  • Iverson, Gunnar, Soderbergh Widding, Astrid & Soila, Tytti. Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.
  • Sundholm, John . Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.


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