Under Södra korset : En film från Franska Ekvatorialafrikas urskogar, byggd på autentiska händelser, som utspelats kring sekelskiftet. (1952)

Sweden, 84 min
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Original title Under Södra korset : En film från Franska Ekvatorialafrikas urskogar, byggd på autentiska händelser, som utspelats kring sekelskiftet.
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • Swedish
  • Lingala
Swedish release 1952-10-13

Cast

Olof Bergström
Bror Mundelle, missionär

Mampassi Esaï
hövdingens yngste son

Muthengi Bongonpassi
hövdingens äldste son

Kunkulikuba
fetischmannen

Måns Westfelt
guide på Etnografiska museet i Stockholm

Elsa Prawitz
besökare på museet

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Titles

Original title
  • Under Södra korset : En film från Franska Ekvatorialafrikas urskogar, byggd på autentiska händelser, som utspelats kring sekelskiftet.
Swedish release title
  • Under Södra korset
Distribution title
  • Unter dem Kreuz des Südens (Västtyskland)
  • Under Sydkorset (Norge)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Advisor
Still Photographer
Musical Arrangement
Re-recording Mixer
Titles

Cast

Olof Bergström Bror Mundelle, missionär
Mampassi Esaï hövdingens yngste son
Muthengi Bongonpassi hövdingens äldste son
Kunkulikuba fetischmannen
Måns Westfelt guide på Etnografiska museet i Stockholm
Elsa Prawitz besökare på museet
Ulla Sjöblom besökare på museet
Tage Severin (as Tage Severinson) besökare på museet

Companies

Production Company AB Sandrew-Produktion
Olof Bergström
Sven Nykvist
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Sandrew-Bauman Film 1952
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 80745
Date 1952-07-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2285 meters
Notes Speltid: 84 minuter. Den 25.10.1952 förkortades filmen av filmbolaget med 60 m i akt 3 och 85 m i akt 4 till totalt 2140 m - 78 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 80745
Date 1952-07-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2285 meter
Length in minutes 84 min
Reels 4 reels


Original work

Author Gustaf Nykvist


Production location

(våren och sommaren) 1951 1951
1950-09-29 1950-12
Svenska Missionsförbundets station Kolo Ködörösêse tî Bêafrika
Svenska Missionsförbudets station Zanaga Republic of the Congo (Kongo-Brazzaville)
Etnografiska museet Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1952-10-13 Grand Stockholm Sweden 84 min
First showing 1952-10-13 Grand Stockholm Sweden 84 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Afrikansk pastoral
Composer Hilding Rosenberg (1952)


Original title Andante religioso
Composer Hilding Rosenberg (1952)


Original title Nearer, My God, to Thee
Composer Lowell Mason (1856)
Lyrics Sarah Flower Adams (engelsk text 1841)
Emanuel Linderholm (svensk text 1912)


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2133


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Archive materials

Type Noter


Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svenska dialoglistan Under södra korset.
Extent 7 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svenska dialoglistan Under södra korset.
Extent 8 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Kongofilmen.
Extent 4 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svensk textlista över Under södra korset.
Extent 4 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Under södra korset. Svensk dialoglista.
Extent 5 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Under södra korset. Speakerlista.
Extent 5 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title English title-list.
Extent 5 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Congofilm. Dialogue list.
Extent 4 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Speaker-lista.
Extent 4 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 5 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Sprechertext für den Film Unter dem Kreuz des Südens.
Extent 9 s.


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Sprechertext für den Film Unter dem Kreuz des Südens.
Extent 10 s.
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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