The Kingdom of Rye (1929)
Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.
Director: Ivar Johansson
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Mathias Taube as Mattias Spangar |
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Eric Laurent as Markus |
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Märtha Lindlöf as Widow |
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Margit Manstad as Klara |
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Artur Cederborgh as Prophet |
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Gustav Runsten as Farmhand |
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Axel Slangus as Kniv-Pekka |
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Gösta Ericsson as Ante |
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Solveig Hedengran as Stina |
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Lizzie Nyström as Old Maid |
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Sven Bergvall as Gusten |
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Wictor Hagman as Jan |
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Hilda Borgström as Bonfgumma |
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Helga Brofeldt as Maid |
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Hilda Castegren as Old Countrywoman |
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Sickan Castegren as |
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Tyra Dörum as |
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Edla Rothgardt as |
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Signe Enwall as |
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Julia Cæsar as |
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Knut Frankman as |
| Directing | Ivar Johansson | Director |
| Writing | Jarl Hemmer | Writer |
| Writing | Ivar Johansson | Writer |
| Crew | Carl Halling | Cinematography |
| Art | Vilhelm Bryde | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Runsten | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Alva Lundin | Title Graphics |
