To the Orient (1926)

Original title

Till Österland

Directed by

Gustaf Molander

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sequel set in Palestine where a Swedish farmer follows his love to a religious community. The film shows his struggle to reconcile his past life with the demands of a new faith and community.

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What happens

To the Orient (Swedish: Till österland) is a 1926 Swedish silent drama film directed as well as co-written by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Jenny Hasselqvist and Mona Mårtenson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Jaffa and Jerusalem in Mandatory Palestine. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. Based on the 1901-02 novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf, it is the sequel to the 1925 film Ingmar's Inheritance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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