The Firebird | |
Director: | Hasse Ekman |
Producer: | Lorens Marmstedt |
Starring: | Tito Gobbi Ellen Rasch Eva Henning Georg Rydeberg |
Music: | Stig Rybrant |
Cinematography: | Göran Strindberg |
Editing: | Lennart Wallén |
Distributor: | Terrafilm |
Runtime: | 99 minutes |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | English |
The Firebird (sv|Eldfågeln, it|L'uccello di fuoco) is a 1952 Swedish-Italian musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film is inspired by The Red Shoes by Powell and Pressburger.
A famous Italian tenor gets an offer to make a guest appearance in Sweden, but is unwilling to go, until he sees a Swedish dance film with the beautiful ballerina Linda Corina. He travels to the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and falls in love with her. And so, a passionate and colourful drama begins.