Interlude in the Marshland (1965)
It's the mid-1930s, and brakeman Kvist has had enough of working on the train, jumped off, and started to walk on the train tracks in the middle of nowhere in Lapland, Northern Finland, hoping to find new work and adventures. Based on the novella by the famous Swedish author Eyvind Johnson.
Director:
Jan Troell
Writer:
Bengt Forslund
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Max von Sydow as Alex Kvist |
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Allan Edwall as Lineman |
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Karl Erik Flens as Station Master |
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Sten Beyron as Train Driver |
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Rune Köhler as Stoker |
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Pelle Abbing as Greaser |
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Erik "Västerås-Lasse" Larsson as |
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Johan Öhman as |
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Yngve Söderlund as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bengt Ottekil | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jan Troell | Writer |
| Directing | Jan Troell | Director |
| Writing | Bengt Forslund | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eyvind Johnson | Story |
| Editing | Jan Troell | Editor |
| Sound | Erik Nordgren | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jan Troell | Director of Photography |