The Great Adventure (1953)
Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Director: Arne Sucksdorff
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Anders Nohrborg as Anders |
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Kjell Sucksdorff as Kjell |
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Holger Stockman as Kvast-Emil |
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Arne Sucksdorff as Father |
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Amanda Haglund as Grandmother |
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Annika Ekedahl as Annika |
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Aina Fritzell as Teacher |
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Gunnar Sjöberg as Narrator (voice) |
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Stina Andersson as |
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Erik Bodin as |
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Sigvard Kihlgren as |
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Tryggve Thyselius as |
| Camera | Arne Sucksdorff | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Evald Andersson | Sound |
| Sound | Sven Rudestedt | Sound |
| Editing | Arne Sucksdorff | Editor |
| Sound | Lars-Erik Larsson | Music |
| Directing | Arne Sucksdorff | Director |
| Writing | Arne Sucksdorff | Writer |
| Sound | Nils Gustaf Örn | Sound |
| Directing | Åke Bäcklund | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sigvard Kihlgren | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Astrid Bergman-Sucksdorff | Still Photographer |