Morsarvet

*Morsarvet*
Morsarvet
Written by	Solveig Ternström
Directed by
Starring	see below
Theme music composer	Johan Söderqvist
Country of origin	Sweden, Norway
Original language	Swedish
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producers	; Solveig Ternström
Cinematography	Peter Fischer;
Editors	;
Running time	55 min. (per episode)
Release
Original network	SVT
Original release	16 November –; 28 December 1993

Morsarvet is a 1993 Swedish mini series directed by written by, and starring, Solveig Ternström.

The series was televised on Sveriges television in late 1993.

Plot summary[]

The series is set in 1940 during World War II. It is a modern version of Gösta Berlings Saga, with several hints to the novel in style and story but it is not based on the novel. Several characters are real, or based on real people, as the series are based on Solveig Ternström's own experiences growing up close to the border during the war.

Cast[]

Solveig Ternström as Lilly Amundsen, a Norwegian woman on the run from the Nazis. She and her children take the protection of his mother's house in Sweden.
as Albin, Lilly's alcoholic brother and member of the infamous Munkfors Gang.
as Ada Amundsen, Lilly's traumatized daughter.
as Ola Amundsen, Ada's brother.
Sven Lindberg, Johan, Lillys stepfather. He is obsessed with hunting down the .
as Beda, a wise old lady
, Helmer, A sympatic Swedish man who fall in love with Lilly.
, Odd Engström, , , Bengt Berg, , and Leif Persson as The Munkfors Gang, a group of natives similar to The 12 Cavaliers in Gösta Berlings Saga.
as Country Fiscal Henningson, A sinister nazi-sympathizer.
as Mörkermannen (The Dark Man), a spirit representing the forces of darkness. He appears to several characters, mostly to Ada but also to The Munkfors Gang, Lilly and several others.
Peter Stormare Colonel Bergkvist, a Swedish colonel in desperate need of winter uniforms for his troops.
Johan Rabaeus as The Stranger, an alcoholic Nazi.
Lars Löfgren as a mysterious Swedish nazi who terrorises Lilly on a train.
as Arne Amundsen, Lilly's husband and a captain in the Norwegian Army.
as Guldbransen, a man trying to sell "nigger-gold" to people at a market.

Swedish rock singer Jonas Almquist makes a cameo as a nazi officer.

References[]

^ Entry in Svensk filmdatabas Retrieved 21 June 2009.

External links[]

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[1] Entry in Svensk filmdatabas Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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