Love's Crucible (1922)
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
Director: Victor Sjöström
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Jenny Hasselqvist as Ursula |
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Ivan Hedqvist as Anton |
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Tore Svennberg as Mayor |
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Gösta Ekman as Bertram |
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Knut Lindroth as |
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Waldemar Wohlström as |
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Nils Asther as Apprentice |
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Torsten Bergström as The Herald |
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Nils Lundell as Agitator |
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Edvin Adolphson as Man at the inn |
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Bror Berger as Executioner |
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Helga Brofeldt as Woman outside church |
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Ossian Brofeldt as Old Monk |
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Julia Cæsar as Woman outside church |
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Tyra Dörum as Ursula's Maid |
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Lars Egge as Lute Player |
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John Ericsson as Man at the inn |
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Emil Fjellström as Man |
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Nils Jacobsson as Guest |
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Herman Lantz as Soldier |
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Artur Rolén as Man at the inn |
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Albert Ståhl as Man at the inn |
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Olof Ås as Man at the inn |
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Olle Hilding as |
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Siegfried Fischer as |
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Harald Wehlnor as Monk |
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Gösta Bodin as Mob member |
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Gustaf Salzenstein as Mob member |
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Martha Colliander as Mob member |
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Alfred Lundberg as |
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Georg af Klercker as |
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William Larsson as Man at the inn |
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Carl Ericson as Man at the inn |
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Sven Quick as Man at the inn |
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Paul Seelig as Apprentice |
| Directing | Victor Sjöström | Director |
| Writing | Victor Sjöström | Writer |
| Writing | Hjalmar Bergman | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Axel Esbensen | Costume Design |
| Camera | Julius Jaenzon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Axel Esbensen | Art Direction |
| Art | Alexander Bako | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manne Lundh | Makeup Artist |