Life and Death (Swedish: På liv och död) is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Nils Kihlberg, Birgit Tengroth and Hasse Ekman.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström.
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| Directed by | Rolf Husberg |
| Written by | Hasse Ekman |
| Starring | Nils Kihlberg Birgit Tengroth Hasse Ekman Karl-Arne Holmsten Lillebil Kjellén Olof Widgren |
| Cinematography | Ewert Löfstedt |
| Edited by | Rolf Husberg |
| Music by | Jules Sylvain |
Production company | Sandrews |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot summary
During World War II, a train accident in the northern part of Sweden is suspected to be a sabotage. Some soldiers and guests at a ski hotel try to investigate what happened and determine who is responsible.[2]
Cast
- Birgit Tengroth as Karin Sjövall
- Nils Kihlberg as Fänrik Sture Holm
- Hasse Ekman as Kirre Granlund
- Lillebil Kjellén as Gittan
- Gull Natorp as Mrs. Lewen
- Björn Berglund as Petter Pettersson, soldier
- Fritiof Billquist as Jöns Jönsson
- Gunnar Sjöberg as Sergeant Lundblad
- Rune Halvarsson as Berra Sandström, soldier
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Lieutenant Lönnbäck
- Olof Widgren as Captain C. Åström
- Anna-Stina Wåglund as Mrs. Jönsson
- Kotti Chave as Lasse Persson, ski instructor
- Birger Malmsten as Telephone Operator
- Mimi Nelson as Dancing Woman
References
Bibliography
- Gustafsson, Fredrik. The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman. Berghahn Books, 2016.
