Hagbard and Signe (1967)

Original title

Den røde kappe

Directed by

Gabriel Axel

Genre

drama film, medieval film

Country

Iceland, Sweden, Denmark

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young people from feuding Viking clans fall in love. A promise of marriage is broken and the lovers are trapped in a conflict that leads to betrayal and death.

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What happens

Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle (Danish: Den røde kappe, Swedish: Den röda kappan, Icelandic: Rauða skikkjan) is a 1967 internationally co-produced drama film based on the story of Hagbard and Signy from the twelfth-century work Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Gitte Hænning. The film was shot in Iceland, with interiors built and filmed in Nacka, Sweden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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