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Johan Ulfstjerna (1923)

Johan Ulfstjerna poster
Directed by
John W. Brunius
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In early 1900s Sweden, a man confronts personal and political conflicts. The story follows his struggle with duty and morality.

melancholicperiod pieceslow-burnstatelyquietseriousblack-and-white

What happens

Johan Ulfstjerna is a 1923 Swedish silent drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Ivan Hedqvist, Anna Olin and Mary Johnson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. It was based on the 1907 Tor Hedberg play Johan Ulfstjerna, which was later remade as a 1936 sound film of the same title by Gustaf Edgren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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