Comedy ·Romance · Sweden · 1944 · 1h 53m

Turn of the Century

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Director
Gunnar Olsson
Cast
Edvard Persson as Munthe Stina Hedberg as Elisabet Munthe Marianne Gyllenhammar as Hillevi Munthe Claes Thelander as Yngve Sjöö Walter Sarmell as Ferdinand Mim Persson as Hanna
Crew
Sven Thermænius — Director of Photography Gösta Bjurman — Editor Alvar Kraft — Original Music Composer Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson — Writer Henry Richter — Writer
Synopsis

Munthe has become a rich farmer through his own work and has gained some influence in the local community. He is strongly opposed to the immigration of east European farm labour from Galicia who, he claims, makes life difficult for the locals. A new school teacher with socialist leanings arrive and Munthe's daughter fall in love with him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Mood & Themes
socialism
Key Collaborators
Gunnar Olsson Director Sven Thermænius Director of Photography Gösta Bjurman Editor Alvar Kraft Original Music Composer Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson Writer Henry Richter Writer
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