La sorcière (1956)

France et al., 97 min
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Media (1)

Original title La sorcière
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • France
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)
  • Silberner Bär
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • French
  • Swedish
Swedish release 1956-10-29

Cast

Marina Vlady
Ina (Aino)

Nicole Courcel
Kristina Lundgren

Maurice Ronet
Laurent Brûlard, fransk ingenjör

Michel Etcheverry
Camoin, fransk ingenjör

Rune Lindström
Hermansson, präst

Erik Hell
Pullinen, förvaltare

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Titles

Original title
  • La sorcière
Swedish release title
  • Häxan
Co-production title
  • Häxan (Sverige)
Distribution title
  • Die blonde Hexe (Västtyskland)
  • Das Mädchen aus dem Wald (Västtyskland)
  • A boszorkány (Ungern)
  • De blonde heks (Nederländerna)
  • La sorcière (Belgien)
  • La strega (Italien)
  • The Blonde Witch (USA)
  • The Sorceress (USA)
  • A feiticeira de floresta (Portugal)
  • Колдунья (Sovjetunionen)
  • Koldun'ja (Sovjetunionen)
  • Nõid (Estland)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Dialogue
Adaptation
Associate Producer
Unit Manager
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Musical Arrangement
Conductor
Music Recording Engineer
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor

Cast

Marina Vlady Ina (Aino)
Nicole Courcel Kristina Lundgren
Maurice Ronet Laurent Brûlard, fransk ingenjör
Michel Etcheverry Camoin, fransk ingenjör
Rune Lindström Hermansson, präst
Erik Hell Pullinen, förvaltare
Eric Hellström Erik, Kristinas son
Ulla Lagnell fru Hermansson
Naima Wifstrand Maila, Inas mormor
Ulf Palme Matti, förman
- Ej krediterade:
Astrid Bodin kyrkbesökare
Svea Holm (as Svea Bruce) kyrkbesökare
Monica Lindberg kyrkbesökare

Companies

Production Company Films Metzger et Woog SARL
Productions Iéna
Simoja
Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm 1956
Laboratory Laboratoires Franay des Tirages Cinématographiques SARL
Sound Effects Atelier d'Art Cinématographique (LAX) (ljudeffekter)
Other Company Agence D.E.B. (pressinformation)
Les Films Corona 1956 (fransk distributör)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 88992
Date 1956-10-24
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2475 meters
Notes Den av biografbyrån granskade kopian var 15 m längre än den version som sedan nådde biograferna; den förändrade längden är noterad på censurkortet utan kommentar av biografbyrån. Visningskopiorna aktindelning: 355-540-540-545-480 = 2460 meter - 90 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2650 meter
Length in minutes 97 min
Reels 5 reels


Original work

Original title Olesja / Olesia (Short story)
Author Aleksandr Kuprin


Production location

1955-08-16 1955-10-27
Paris-Studios-Cinéma SA Billancourt France (ateljé)
Paris France (exteriörer)
Falun Sweden (exteriörer)
Mora Sweden (exteriörer)
Askersund Sweden (exteriörer)

Release dates

First showing 1956-04-11 Paris France 97 min
Other showing 1956-04-27 Belgium
Release in Sweden 1956-10-29 Röda Kvarn Falun Sweden 90 min
1956-10-29 Skandia Mora Sweden 90 min
Release in Stockholm 1957-01-21 Palladium Stockholm Sweden 90 min
TV showing 1992-10-30 Kanal 1 Sweden 87 min
1998-09-04 SVT1 Sweden 87 min
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2007-12-15
2007-12-19
DVD release 2014-12-22 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Carrefour
Composer André Lafosse


Original title Pavane
Composer Norbert Glanzberg


Original title Härlig är jorden
Lyrics Bernhard Severin Ingemann (dansk text 1850 - "Dejlig er Jorden")
Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg (svensk text 1884)
Musical Arrangement Jan Yngwe
Singer Rune Lindström
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Awards

Silberner Bär Berlin 1956 (2:a hederspris)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden) Wiesbaden (prädikat: wertvoll)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2429


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2445


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title HÄXAN
Tryckeri Robert E. Petersen offset-bogtryck
Designed by Walter Bjorne


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 16
Behind the scenes prints 10
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language German


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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