Ride This Night
Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
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Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Bonniers |
Publication date | 1941 |
Media type |
Ride This Night (Swedish:Rid i natt) is a Swedish historical novel by Vilhelm Moberg which was first published in 1941. The novel is set in the Seventeenth century, portraying Sweden as being occupied by the Germans. The novel helped to encourage anti-Nazi sentiment in neutral Sweden by drawing a parallel with Germany's occupation of much of Europe during the Second World War.
Adaptations[]
In 1942 the novel was made into a film entitled Ride Tonight! directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Oscar Ljung and Gerd Hagman.[1] Moberg adapted his own novel for the screenplay. In 1985 the novel was turned into a miniseries .
References[]
- ^ Winkel & Welch p.271
Bibliography[]
- Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David. Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of the Third Reich. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
Categories:
- 1941 Swedish novels
- Novels set in the 17th century
- Novels set in Sweden
- Novels by Vilhelm Moberg
- Swedish novels adapted into films
- Swedish-language novels
- 1940s historical novel stubs