The Word (1943 film)
The Word | |
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Directed by | Gustaf Molander |
Written by | Rune Lindström |
Based on | Ordet by Kaj Munk |
Starring | Victor Sjöström, Holger Löwenadler, Rune Lindström |
Cinematography | Gösta Roosling |
Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
Release date | 26 December 1943 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
The Word (Swedish: Ordet) is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander, based on the 1925 play by Kaj Munk. It preceded Ordet by Carl Th. Dreyer, the much more famous film adaptation of the play, by more than a decade.
Cast[]
- Victor Sjöström as Knut Borg Sr.
- Holger Löwenadler as Knut
- Rune Lindström as Johannes
- Stig Olin as Anders
- Wanda Rothgardt as Inger
- Gunn Wållgren as Kristina
- Inga Landgré as Ester
- Ludde Gentzel as Petter
- Torsten Hillberg as Dr. Bergman
- Olle Hilding as Brandeus
External links[]
- The Word at IMDb
- The Word at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Categories:
- Swedish-language films
- 1943 films
- Swedish films
- Swedish black-and-white films
- Films directed by Gustaf Molander
- Swedish films based on plays
- Swedish drama films
- 1943 drama films
- Swedish film stubs