A Swedish Tiger (Swedish: En svensk tiger) is a 1948 Swedish war drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Edvin Adolphson, Erik Berglund and Margareta Fahlén.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. Its title refers to the wartime propaganda campaign A Swedish Tiger encouraging inhabitants to avoid careless talk.
| A Swedish Tiger | |
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| Directed by | Gustaf Edgren |
| Written by | Gustaf Edgren Oscar Rydqvist |
| Produced by | Inge Ivarson |
| Starring | Edvin Adolphson Erik Berglund Margareta Fahlén |
| Cinematography | Martin Bodin |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
| Music by | Sixten Ehrling |
Production company | Kungsfilm |
| Distributed by | Kungsfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
British intelligence discover that a Swedish actor in Stockholm is a doppelganger of a British general and decide to recruit him as a decoy. They lure him to London by offering him a part in Othello.
Cast
- Edvin Adolphson as John Tiger
- Erik Berglund as Fredrik Andersson
- Margareta Fahlén as Lena
- Sven Lindberg as Kurt Mueller aka Poniatovski
- Marianne Löfgren as Hanna Andersson-Tiger
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Hans Wolff
- Arnold Sjöstrand as Dickman
- Fritiof Billquist as Leonard Strömlund
- Olof Winnerstrand as Swedish Minister
- Gösta Cederlund as General
- Sture Djerf as Aide
- Carl Hagman as Photographer
- Ivar Hallbäck as Translator
- Douglas Håge as Frasse Fredriksson
- Gull Natorp as Klara
- Barbro Nordin as Mitzi
- Artur Rolén as Manuscript Writer
- Henrik Schildt as Chief Investigator
- Tord Stål as Engdahl
- Wiktor Andersson as A man
References
Bibliography
- Fawkes, Richard. Opera on Film. Duckworth, 2000.
