The Freethinker

The Freethinker (1994)

HistoryDrama

The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.

Director: Peter Watkins

Casts

	Anders Mattsson as August Strindberg
	Lena Settervall as Siri von Essen
	Roland Borgström as Carl-Oskar Strindberg
	Ingela Berger as Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg
	Torsten Föllinger as August Strindberg (Old)
	Mikael Rubbestad as August Strindberg (12 Years Old)
	Emil Eriksson as August Strindberg (7 Years Old)
	Karin Rubbestad as Eva Karlsson
	Camilla Lindberg as Karin Strindberg (14 Years Old)
	Karin Jansson as Karin Strindberg (8 Years Old)
	Sofi Holt as Greta Strindberg (6 Years Old)
	Jonas Holt as Hans Strindberg (4 Years Old)
	Karin Hagås as Ann Marie
	Göran Boll as Carl-Gustaf Wrangel
	Sofia Björnstedt as Sofia in de Betou
	Lina Svanberg as Ina Forstén
	Rune Jacobsson as Per Staaff
	Berit Bornecrantz as Anne Charlotte Leffler
	Maria Bång as Alfhild Agrell
	Råger Wilson as Axel Lundegård
	Mats Kempe as Hjalmar Branting
	Daniel Norbäck as Tor Hedberg
	Ralph M. Fleischer as Oscar Levertin
	Annmari Kastrup as Wilhelmina
	Magnus Eriksson as Surveyor
	Arne Johnson as Policeman
	Mats Eriksson as Rosqvist
	Roland Bolin as Captain
	Tomas Lundvik as Bureaucrat
	Magnus Eriksson as Protester
	Margaretha Björkman as Protester
	Carl-Magnus Åkerlund as Protester
	Erik Åkerlund as Protester
	Torbjörn Stenmark as Protester
	Fredrik Heurlin as Protester
	Ann Duroj as Protester
	Peter Lindnér as Policeman
	Ulf Andersson as Policeman
	Peter Watkins as Policeman
	Hans Wilhelm Löwgren as Critic
	Staffan Söderholm as Critic
	Staffan Lennström as Critic
	Lars Wester as Critic
	Niklas Westergren as Critic
	Torbjörn Cederqvist as Pub Discusser
	Jan Gustavsson as Pub Discusser
	Bengt Josefsson as Pub Discusser
	Ulf Landergren as Pub Discusser
	Margret Lundvik as Pub Discusser
	Ellen Forslund as Pub Discusser
	Barbro Björkman as Emigrant
	Gösta Jurdell as Emigrant
	Mats Lindberg as Emigrant
	Etel Lundström as Emigrant
	Evilina Lundström as Emigrant
	Lisa Lundström as Emigrant
	Annika Westerhult as Emigrant
	Kristina Brant as Construction Worker
	George Häggvik as Construction Worker
	Lisen Häggvik as Construction Worker
	Arne Järneberg as Construction Worker
	Taisto Kirjavainen as Construction Worker
	Ellinor Lundvik as Construction Worker
	Matias Henriksson as Anton Stuxberg
	Kerstin Harrison as Siri's Girlfriend
	Mattias Knave as Carl Larsson
	Pia Bergendahl as Helena Frankenfeldt
	Lena Nilsen as Gurli Åberg
	Anna Kåstedt as Maid
	Pia Andersson as Marie David
	Marianne Engström as Sofie Holten
	Magnus Stefanson as Ville Walgren
	Sven Arne Svanberg as Carl Nordström
	Lisskulla Moltke-Hoff as Lise
	Sabine Burgwedel as Karin Larsson
	Pierre Stahre as The Stranger
	Krister Henriksson as The Major
	Gunilla Abrahamsson as Laura
	Max Lundqvist as Master Olof
	Jaquiline Ramel as Kristina
	Anders Palm as Gert
	Nina Carlheim-Gyllenskjöld as Interrogator at the Orionteatern
	Jan Dalberg as Interrogator at the Orionteatern
	Yasmine Garbi as Harriet Bosse
	Yasmine Garbi as The Lady

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