Turn of the Century (film)

Turn of the Century
Directed byGunnar Olsson
Written byKarl Gustav Ossiannilsson
Henry Richter
Kar de Mumma
Based onSlätten by Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson
StarringEdvard Persson
Stina Hedberg
Marianne Gyllenhammar
CinematographySven Thermænius
Edited byGösta Bjurman
Music byAlvar Kraft
Production
company
Distributed byEuropa Film
Release date
  • 26 December 1944 (1944-12-26)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Turn of the Century (Swedish: När seklet var ungt) is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg and Marianne Gyllenhammar.[1] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios and on location around Viken and Lessebo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.

Synopsis

At the beginning of the twentieth century in Scania a large-scale farmer hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment among the locals. At the same time a new schoolteacher arrives with socialist leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the squire.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Paietta p.138

Bibliography

  • Paietta, Ann C. Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present. McFarland, 2007.