The Prisoner at Karlsten Fortress (1916)

Promoted film
Sweden, 61 min
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Original title Fången på Karlstens fästning : Äventyrsfilm i 4 akter
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1916-11-14

Cast

Nils Chrisander
greve de Faber, sprängämnesexpert

Maja Cassel
Mary Plussman

Manne Göthson
C.J. Plussman, professor

Arvid Hammarlund
doktor Johnson

Gustaf Bengtsson
de Fabers medhjälpare i båten och på Karlstens fästning

Victor Arfvidson
Berger, fästningsförvaltare

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Kajsa Hedström
+46 8 665 11 22
kajsa.hedstrom@filminstitutet.se

Links and resources

Read more about this film in our article "Göteborg som filmstad" (in Swedish)
Watch the film at Filmarkivet.se
Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • Fången på Karlstens fästning : Äventyrsfilm i 4 akter
Swedish release title
  • Fången på Karlstens fästning
International title
  • The Prisoner at Karlsten Fortress
Distribution title
  • La prisonnière de la forteresse de Karlsten
  • Kartstenin linnoituksen vanki eli Naisen viekkaus voittaa miehen älyn (Finland)
  • Fången på Karlstens fästning (Finland)
Title for Swedish VOD release
  • Fången på Karlstens fästning

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Assistant Director

Cast

Nils Chrisander greve de Faber, sprängämnesexpert
Maja Cassel Mary Plussman
Manne Göthson C.J. Plussman, professor
Arvid Hammarlund doktor Johnson
Gustaf Bengtsson de Fabers medhjälpare i båten och på Karlstens fästning
Victor Arfvidson Berger, fästningsförvaltare
William Engeström fiskare
Hugo Björne student
Gabriel Alw student
Sture Baude student
Lilly Conwin ung dam som ringer polisen
Anna Löfström äldre dam som ringer polisen
Frans Oscar Öberg de Fabers utländska kompanjon
Siri Lundin professor Plussmans tjänsteflicka
Eleonor de Floer flicka

Companies

Production Company Hasselblads Fotografiska AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Victorias Filmbyrå
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2020

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 100276
Date 1963-02-06
Classification Suitable for all audiences


Censorship number 16428
Date 1916-11-04
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 1254 meters
Censored length 1229 meters
Notes I akt I: Inbrotts- och kloroform-scenen klippes; överfallsscenen på Mary förkortas. I akt IV: Texten och scenen "En man ett skott" jämte "vågornas hämnd" (texten och scenen) klippas.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 18
Length in metres 1254 meter
Length in minutes 61 min
Reels 4 reels


Production location

(sommaren) 1916 1916
Marstrand Sweden
Uddevalla Sweden
Hasselbladsateljén, Otterhällan Gothenburg Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1916-11-14 Brunkebergsteatern Stockholm Sweden 61 min
First showing 1916-11-14 Brunkebergsteatern Stockholm Sweden 61 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2013-02-05
VOD release 2022-06-15 Filmarkivet.se Sweden
Festival showing 2023-01-29 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden Göteborg Filmfestival 2023

Related films

Från spex till sex (1971) Citation included from The Prisoner at Karlsten Fortress (1916)

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


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1079


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1169


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1169


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1169


Element type Undefined elements
Item base Nitrate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1169


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Äventyrsfilm i 4 akter.
Extent 8 s. Innehållsbeskrivning (2 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 9 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 7 s.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 12
Behind the scenes prints 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Other manifestations of this work

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Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
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Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


Internet

Technical specifications

Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white (tinted and toned)
Length in minutes 64 min
Titles in viewing length
  • Swedish


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