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Original title Vi mötte stormen : En bildkavalkad från den stora ofredens år
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1943-01-09

Cast

Stig Järrel
Gustav Söderberg

Emy Hagman
Greta Söderberg, hans fru

Anna-Lisa Baude
Fina, Söderbergs hembiträde

Bengt Janzon
specerihandlaren

Frances von Koch
kvinna i telefon

Greta Forsgren
kvinna i telefon

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Plot summary

Movie newsreels with a narrator’s voice from 1938 to the end of 1942 are juxtaposed with the impact of the global conflict on a Swedish family. At home with the Söderbergs. Mr. Söderberg,...

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Director
Screenplay
Music
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Cast

Stig Järrel Gustav Söderberg
Emy Hagman Greta Söderberg, hans fru
Anna-Lisa Baude Fina, Söderbergs hembiträde
- Ej krediterade:
Bengt Janzon specerihandlaren
Frances von Koch kvinna i telefon
Greta Forsgren kvinna i telefon
Folke Algotsson en man på utedansbanan
- Medverkande i filmcitat:
Signe Hasso ur filmen "Dollar" 1938
Sven-Olof Sandberg ur filmen "Med dej i mina armar" 1940
Walter Kejving (as Andrew Walter) ur filmen "Med dej i mina armar" 1940
Alice Babs ur filmen "'Swing it' magistern" 1940
Adolf Jahr ur filmen "'Swing it' magistern" 1940
Karin Ekelund ur filmen "Ett brott"
Edvin Adolphson ur filmen "Ett brott"
Gösta Hillberg ur filmen "Ett brott"
- Medverkande i journal- och dokumentärfilmer:
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain brittisk premiärminister
Édouard Daladier fransk konseljpresident
Per Edvin Sköld svensk försvarsminister
Josif Stalin
Vjačeslav Molotov sovjetisk utrikesminister
Juho Paasikivi finsk fredsförhandlare
Christian X kung av Danmark kung i Danmark
Håkon VII kung av Norge kung i Norge
Gustaf V kung av Sverige kung i Sverige
Kyösti Kallio finsk president
Gustaf Mannerheim finsk överbefälhavare
Christian Günther svensk utrikesminister
Per Albin Hansson svensk statsminister
Paul Reynaud fransk konseljpresident
Gustaf VI Adolf kung av Sverige (as Gustaf Adolf kronprins av Sverige) svensk kronprins
Louise drottning av Sverige (as Louise kronprinsessa av Sverige) svensk kronprinsessa
Leopold III kung av Belgien kung i Belgien
Winston Churchill brittisk premiärminister
Hermann Göring tysk riksmarskalk
Wilhelm Keitel tysk generalfältmarskalk
Philippe Pétain fransk regeringschef
Eugen prins av Sverige svensk prins
Gunder Hägg svensk löpare
Franklin D. Roosevelt amerikansk president
Francisco Franco spansk statschef
Gustaf Petri svensk rikshemvärnschef
Åke Seyffarth svensk skridskoåkare
Carl prins av Sverige svensk prins
Pauline Brunius Dramatenchef
Gustaf Grände präst i Tvååker
Georg VI kung av Storbritannien Storbritanniens kung
Elizabeth drottning av Storbritannien Storbritanniens drottning
Joachim von Ribbentrop tysk utrikesminister
Kliment Vorošilov sovjetisk general
Semën Timošenko sovjetisk general
Hirohito II kejsare av Japan Japans kejsare
Saburo Kurusu japanskt sändebud
Kichisaburo Nomuru japanskt sändebud
Olav V kung av Norge (as Olav kronprins av Norge) Norges kronprins
Michail Kalinin sovjetisk statschef
Erwin Rommel tysk generalfältmarskalk

Companies

Production Company AB Nordisk Filmproduktion
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Terrafilm 1943
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2014
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Plot summary

Movie newsreels with a narrator’s voice from 1938 to the end of 1942 are juxtaposed with the impact of the global conflict on a Swedish family. At home with the Söderbergs. Mr. Söderberg, his wife Mrs. Söderberg and their maid Hildur. The Munich summit with Chamberlain and Hitler in 1938. Mr. Söderberg arrives home to a table full of food. The German invasion of Poland in 1939. The British declaration of war. Mr. Söderberg is glad to find a small piece of paté on the table, when he arrives back from a tour of national service. The occupation of Denmark and Norway in 1940. Mr. Söderberg is called up and sits in an armoured vechicle. 1942, Mr. Söderberg is in a hurry to get to the maternity ward. He is becoming a father.1943, a new year begins, and the world hopes for peace.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 65283
Date 1943-01-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2115 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 545-560-555-455 = 2115 meter. Aktlängder: 545, 560, 555, 455.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Intensity sound
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2115 meter
Length in minutes 77 min
Reels 4 reels
Dialogue


Production location

1942-08 1942-11
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna Stockholm Sweden
Stockholm Sweden (exteriörer - spelscener)

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1943-01-09 Olympia Stockholm Sweden 77 min
First showing 1943-01-09 Olympia Stockholm Sweden 77 min
TV showing 2004-08-31 SVT1 Sweden 73 min
2007-01-15 SVT1 Sweden 73 min
2012-03-26 SVT1 Sweden
DVD release 2014-11-26 Sweden (utgiven i boxen "Den stora beredskapsboxen")
TV showing 2015-03-10 SVT1 Sweden
2017-12-05 SVT1 Sweden
VOD release 2023-04-28 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30

Soundtrack listing

Original title Min soldat
Composer Jokern (1940)
Lyrics Jokern (1940)
Singer Ulla Billquist (ej i bild)


Original title Bröllopet på Ulfåsa. Bröllopsmarsch
Composer August Söderman (1865)


Original title Björneborgarnas marsch
Composer Christian Fredric Kress (osäker uppgift)
Lyrics Johan Ludvig Runeberg (svensk text 1860)


Original title Med dej i mina armar
Composer Kai Gullmar (1940)
Lyrics Hasse Ekman (1940)
Singer Sven-Olof Sandberg (citat ur filmen "Med dej i mina armar" 1940)


Original title Swing it, magistern
Composer Kai Gullmar (1940)
Lyrics Hasse Ekman (1940)
Singer Alice Babs (citat ur filmen "Swing it magistern" 1940)


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 35 mm
Length 2075


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2075


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2075


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs
Designed by GöstaX Åberg


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Wernqvist & Co boktr. AB


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Tre år har gått... En krönika om Sverige under tre år, av Bengt Janzon.
Extent Ca 50 s. + 3 s. tillägg.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 52 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent Ca 15 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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