On These Shoulders (1948)
- Original title
- På dessa skuldror
- Directed by
- Gösta Folke
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man faces hard choices about his future in a small Swedish farming community. The story follows his struggle between personal desires and the weight of family and tradition.
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What happens
On These Shoulders (Swedish: På dessa skuldror) is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Ulf Palme, Anita Björk and Holger Löwenadler. It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around Jämshög. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. It was based on a 1942 novel of the same title by Sven Edvin Salje. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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