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Original title Swedenhielms
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1935-03-25

Cast

Gösta Ekman
professor Rolf Swedenhielm, ingenjör och uppfinnare

Björn Berglund
Rolf Swedenhielm j:r, ingenjör

Håkan Westergren
Bo Swedenhielm, flyglöjtnant

Tutta Rolf
Julia Swedenhielm, skådespelerska

Ingrid Bergman
Astrid, Bo Swedenhielms fästmö

Sigurd Wallén
Erik Erikson, procentare

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Plot summary

In the household of the brilliant scientist and widower Professor Rolf Swedenhielm there is a constant shortage of money. His grown-up children Rolf Jr., Bo and Julia hope for their father to...

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Swedish release title
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Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
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Assistant Director
Artistic Advisor
Screenplay not used
Adaptation
Unit Manager
Still Photographer
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Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
Make-up Supervisor
Titles

Cast

Gösta Ekman professor Rolf Swedenhielm, ingenjör och uppfinnare
Björn Berglund Rolf Swedenhielm j:r, ingenjör
Håkan Westergren Bo Swedenhielm, flyglöjtnant
Tutta Rolf Julia Swedenhielm, skådespelerska
Ingrid Bergman Astrid, Bo Swedenhielms fästmö
Sigurd Wallén Erik Erikson, procentare
Karin Swanström Marta Boman, husföreståndarinna
Nils Ericson Pedersén, journalist
- Ej krediterade:
Adèle Söderholm skurgumma
Mona Geijer-Falkner skurgumma
Hjalmar Peters Ek, procentare
Tor Borong flygmekaniker
Helge Mauritz flygare som beundrar Bo Swedenhielms flygning
Sven Jerring hallåman vid nobelprisutdelningen - endast röst
Gustaf V kung av Sverige
Sibylla prinsessa av Sverige
Gustaf Adolf prins av Sverige
Eugen prins av Sverige
Wilhelm prins av Sverige
Carl prins av Sverige
Ingeborg prinsessa av Sverige

Companies

Production Company AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1935
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2015
Laboratory AB Svensk Filmindustris filmlaboratorium

Plot summary

In the household of the brilliant scientist and widower Professor Rolf Swedenhielm there is a constant shortage of money. His grown-up children Rolf Jr., Bo and Julia hope for their father to be awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry, which would entail also a hefty monetary award they could use to pay off their debts. Bo is a pilot and engaged to the well off Astrid but feels he cannot marry her until he is economically independent. Still he borrows money from a shady moneylender in order to buy a ring for Astrid.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 51992
Date 1935-03-19
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2518 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system AGA-Baltic
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2518 meter
Length in minutes 92 min
Reels 6 reels
Dialogue


Original work

Original title Swedenhielms (Play)
Author Hjalmar Bergman


Production location

(kompletteringar till 1935-03-08) 1934-11-06 1934-12-19
Filmstaden Råsunda Sweden (ateljé)
Stockholm Sweden (exteriörer)

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1935-03-25 Skandia Borås Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Falun Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Palladium Helsingborg Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Jönköping Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Kalmar Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Karlstad Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Landskrona Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Linköping Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Sollefteå Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Svea Sundsvall Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Skandia Västerås Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Örebro Sweden 92 min (samt eventuellt ytterligare någon ort)
First showing 1935-03-25 Skandia Borås Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Falun Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Palladium Helsingborg Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Jönköping Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Kalmar Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Karlstad Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Landskrona Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Linköping Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Sollefteå Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Svea Sundsvall Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Skandia Västerås Sweden 92 min
1935-03-25 Röda Kvarn Örebro Sweden 92 min (samt eventuellt ytterligare någon ort)
Release in Stockholm 1935-04-08 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 92 min
TV showing 1982-02-01 TV1 Sweden 88 min
1987-01-10 TV1 Sweden 88 min
1992-05-05 TV2 Sweden 88 min
1997-08-09 SVT2 Sweden 88 min
2001-04-12 SVT1 Sweden 88 min
2002-11-25 SVT1 Sweden 88 min
2005-12-20 SVT1 Sweden 88 min
2006-08-05 SVT1 Sweden 88 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2008-03-09
TV showing 2021-03-15 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2022-08-23 Stockholm Sweden
2022-09-06 Gothenburg Sweden
VOD release 2023-05-05 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing 2023-05-11 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Ballad
Composer Helge Lindberg (1935)
Singer Tutta Rolf (nynnar)


Original title Toréador, en garde. Ur Carmen
Composer Georges Bizet (1875)
Lyrics Henri Meilhac (fransk text 1875)
Ludovic Halévy (fransk text 1875)
Palle Block (svensk text 1878)
Carl Axel Strindberg (svensk text 19??)
Singer Gösta Ekman (nynnar)


Original title Du månäpple, jag kan ej ta' ner Dig!
Composer Helge Lindberg (1935)
Lyrics Berit Spong (1935)
Singer Gösta Ekman
Håkan Westergren
Tutta Rolf
Karin Swanström
Ingrid Bergman
Björn Berglund


Original title Kungssången
Composer Otto Lindblad (1844)
Lyrics Talis Qualis (1844)


Original title Du gamla, du fria
Composer Trad (traditionell svensk folkvisa)
Lyrics Richard Dybeck (1844)
Musical Arrangement Jonas Hörnqvist


Original title Ein Sommernachtstraum. Hochzeitmarsch
Composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1842)


Original title Liebestraum, piano, nr 3, op. 62
Composer Franz Liszt (1850)


Awards

Festival Award Venice 1935 (juryns hedersomnämnande)

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
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2515


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2518


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


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 Gösta Ekman SWEDENHIELMS
Tryckeri Ivarsons tryckeri


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title SWEDENHIELMS
Tryckeri Ivar Hæggströms lito


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title SWEDENHIELMS
Tryckeri J. Olsén litogr.anst.
Designed by Sven Lundqvist


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Gösta Ekman i SWEDENHIELMS
Tryckeri J. Olsén litogr.anst.
Designed by Eric Rohman


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title SWEDENHIELMS
Tryckeri J. Olsén litogr.anst.
Designed by ? Würbel


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Swedenhjelms.
Extent 106 s. + 2 s. tillägg, löst.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 106 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Swedenhielms. Av Hjalmar Bergman. Scenario: Stina Bergman.
Extent 106 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 17 s.
Language French


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 16 s. + 1 s.
Language French


Script type Synopsis
Script title Les Swedenhielm.
Extent 1 s.
Language French


Script type Synopsis
Script title Les Swedenhielm.
Extent 1 s.
Language French


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhjelms. Der Nobelpreis.
Extent 22 s.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms. Efter Hjalmar Bergmans komedi. Manuskript: Stina Bergman.
Extent 26 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhjelms. Der Nobelpreis.
Extent 29 s.
Language German


Script type Synopsis
Script title Die Swedenhielms.
Extent 2 s.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhjelms. Der Nobelpreis.
Extent 22 s.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms. Standardtextlista.
Extent 30 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 30 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 24 s.
Language Italienska


Script type Synopsis
Script title The Swedenhielms.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 99 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Swedenhjelms. After a comedy by Hjalmar Bergman.
Extent 106 s.
Language English


Script type Peripheral material
Script title Swedenhielms.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title Synopsis of Swedenhielms.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 27 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenhielms.
Extent 27 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Swedenheilms.
Extent 27 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 1
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program folio
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Promotion material
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Finnish


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type DCP
Length in minutes 92 min
Dialogue


Holdings Film

Element type Digital audio
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264



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