People of the Finnish Forests explained

People of the Finnish Forests
Director:Ivar Johansson
Based On:Finnpastorn by Jol Strand
Starring:Birger Malmsten
Kerstin Wibom
Adolf Jahr
Editing:Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Studio:Sandrews
Distributor:Sandrew-Baumanfilm
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:Sweden

People of the Finnish Forests (Swedish: Finnskogens folk) is a 1955 Swedish period drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Birger Malmsten, Kerstin Wibom and Adolf Jahr.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.

Synopsis

At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new pastor arrives in an area near the Fryken lakes inhabited traditional by Forest Finns. He attempts to lead a religious revival in the region.

Cast

References

  1. Qvist & Von Bagh p.93

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