Drama · Sweden · 1965 · 30m

Interlude in the Marshland

Uppehåll i myrlandet

Interlude in the Marshland poster
Director
Jan Troell
Cast
Max von Sydow as Alex Kvist Allan Edwall as Lineman Karl Erik Flens as Station Master Sten Beyron as Train Driver Rune Köhler as Stoker Pelle Abbing as Greaser
Crew
Jan Troell — Director of Photography Jan Troell — Editor Erik Nordgren — Original Music Composer Bengt Forslund — Screenplay Jan Troell — Writer Eyvind Johnson — Story
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
train tracksshort film
Key Collaborators
Jan Troell Director Jan Troell Director of Photography Jan Troell Editor Erik Nordgren Original Music Composer Bengt Forslund Screenplay Jan Troell Writer Eyvind Johnson Story
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