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The Reception of King Haakon in Kristiania (1905)

The Reception of King Haakon in Kristiania poster
Original title
Konung Haakons mottagning i Kristiania
Directed by
N.E. Sterner
Genre
silent film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
5 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Swedish silent film from 1905 shows King Haakon VII arriving in Kristiania, now Oslo, on November 25, 1905. He was Norway's first king after the union with Sweden ended, and the film captures crowds of celebrating people and his coronation procession.

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What happens

Konung Haakons mottagning i Kristiania är en svensk svartvit stumfilm från 1905. Filmen skildrar Norges dåvarande kung Håkon VII:s ankomst till Kristiania (nuvarande Oslo) den 25 november 1905 med anledning av att han var landets första regent efter unionsupplösningen. Han möttes av stora skaror firande människor och fortsatte sitt kröningståg genom landet. Charles Magnusson agerade fotograf under inspelningen och N.E. Sterner var producent. Filmen premiärvisades den 29 november 1905 i Göteborg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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