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Original title Kungliga patrasket
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1945-01-19

Cast

Edvin Adolphson
Stefan Anker, skådespelare och teaterdirektör

Ester Roeck-Hansen
Elisabet "Betty" Anker, Stefans fru

Hasse Ekman
Tommy Anker, Stefans och Bettys son

Eva Henning
Monica Anker, Stefans och Bettys dotter

Olof Winnerstrand
Karl-Hugo Anker, Stefans far

Hilda Borgström
Charlotta Anker, Stefans mor

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Plot summary

Actor and theatre owner Stefan Anker tells his extended family of his plan to stage "La Belle Hélène" with the newly discovered and sweet-voiced Sonja Svensson in the title role. They listen...

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Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Musical Arrangement
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Titles

Cast

Edvin Adolphson Stefan Anker, skådespelare och teaterdirektör
Ester Roeck-Hansen Elisabet "Betty" Anker, Stefans fru
Hasse Ekman Tommy Anker, Stefans och Bettys son
Eva Henning Monica Anker, Stefans och Bettys dotter
Olof Winnerstrand Karl-Hugo Anker, Stefans far
Hilda Borgström Charlotta Anker, Stefans mor
Gudrun Brost Sonja Swedje, född Svensson
Erik Strandmark direktör Göran Wallsenius, Monicas man
Stig Järrel Stridström, litteratör
Hugo Tranberg Ernst, Ankers kamrer
Bengt Ekerot Rolf Eriksson, skådespelare
Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson Mille, påklädare
Börje Mellvig Ankers sekreterare
Julia Cæsar Hulda, Ankers kokerska
Carl Deurell Brofeldt, skådespelare
Erik A. Petschler Johnny Nilsson, skådespelare
Tord Stål doktor Wadner, chefredaktör
Rune Stylander Harry, journalist
Fylgia Zadig Vera, husa hos Wallsenius
Birgit Linder sköterskan på nervkliniken (anges felaktigt som Birgitta Linder i förtext)
Hildur Lindberg sköterskan på förlossningsavdelningen
Edvard Danielsson faktor Persson
- Ej krediterade:
Oscar Sundberg sättaren
Helge Karlsson föreståndaren för tidningsutlämningsexpeditionen
Lilly Gräber biljettkassörskan
Gustaf Torrestad sångaren på Blå Göken
Harry Philipson inspicient på Kungsteatern
Eric Magnusson läkaren på teatern
Erik Forslund kyrkvaktmästaren
Ellen Rasch grekisk gudinna i "Den sköna Helena"
Allan Adelby (as Otto Adelby) restauranggäst
Hanna Adelby restauranggäst
Hans Björnbo man i publiken på "Den sköna Helena"
Meta Velander autografjägare
- Bortklippta i den slutliga filmen:
Hjördis Petterson fru Wallsenius, Görans mor (bortklippt) (rollen klipptes bort före premiären)
Lill Astri Stuge Viola, husa hos Ankers (bortklippt)

Companies

Production Company Terrafilms Produktions AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Terrafilm 1945
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2013
Laboratory AB Film-Labor
Sales Telepicture Marketing Ltd 2017

Plot summary

Actor and theatre owner Stefan Anker tells his extended family of his plan to stage "La Belle Hélène" with the newly discovered and sweet-voiced Sonja Svensson in the title role. They listen yawning, partly because he has woken them up in the middle of the night to inform them of this. Stefan later leaves his wife Betty for Sonja, who not long after leaves him to seek her fortune in Hollywood. He collapses. With the help of his family Stefan recovers and decides to stage the play "Swedenhielms." The whole family is reunited on stage.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 68130
Date 1945-01-18
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3220 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 545-580-515-555-530-495 = 3220 m - 118 minuter. Aktlängder: 545, 580, 515, 555, 530, 495.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Tobis Klangfilm
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3220 meter
Length in minutes 119 min
Reels 6 reels


Production location

1944-11-14 1944-12-29
AB Europa Studio Sundbyberg Sweden
Södra Teatern Stockholm Sweden
Oscarsteatern Stockholm Sweden (m.fl. platser)

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1945-01-19 Royal Stockholm Sweden 118 min
First showing 1945-01-19 Royal Stockholm Sweden 118 min
TV showing 1964-02-27 Sweden 113 min
1984-12-26 TV1 Sweden 113 min
1997-07-12 SVT2 Sweden 113 min
2002-04-23 SVT1 Sweden 113 min
2003-11-25 SVT1 Sweden 113 min
2004-03-22 SVT1 Sweden 113 min
2012-01-10 SVT1 Sweden
DVD release 2013-07-26 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2015-03-03 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2015-03-03
TV showing 2015-10-20 SVT1 Sweden
2016-08-16 SVT1 Sweden
2019-02-04 SVT1 Sweden
2021-05-18 SVT1 Sweden
2022-04-17 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384. Uvertyr
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1782)


Original title Lohengrin. Tredje satsen, förspel
Composer Richard Wagner (1782)


Original title Vals, orkester, op. 6, nr 6
Composer Pjotr Tjajkovskij (1890)


Original title Zigenarmusik
Composer Sune Waldimir


Original title En valsmelodi
Composer Lille Bror Söderlundh (1938)
Lyrics Nils Ferlin (1930)
Singer Gustaf Torrestad


Original title Amours divins, ardentes flammes. Ur La belle Hélène
Composer Jacques Offenbach (1864)
Lyrics Henri Meilhac (fransk text 1864)
Ludovic Halévy (fransk text 1864)
Palle Block (svensk text 1865)
Singer Gudrun Brost


Original title Je suis mari de la reine
Composer Jacques Offenbach (1864)
Lyrics Henri Meilhac (fransk text 1864)
Ludovic Halévy (fransk text 1864)
Palle Block (svensk text 1865)
Singer Edvin Adolphson


Original title Au mont Ida
Composer Jacques Offenbach (1864)
Lyrics Henri Meilhac (fransk text 1864)
Ludovic Halévy (fransk text 1864)
Palle Block (svensk text 1865)
Singer Edvin Adolphson


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


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3233


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3236


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Kungliga patrasket. By Hasse Ekman,
Extent 37 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kungliga patrasket. En film av Hasse Ekman.
Extent 156 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kungliga patrasket. En film av Hasse Ekman.
Extent 165 s. + 3 s. tillägg löst i manus. Spelplan, rollista och miljölista (9 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Kungliga patrasket. Originalmanuskript av Hasse Ekman.
Extent 46 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 45 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Königliches Gesindel.
Extent Ca 75 s. Innehållsbeskrivning ingår.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Kungliga patrasket.
Extent 42 s.
Language German


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kungliga patrasket. En film av Hasse Ekman.
Extent 156 s. Spelschema (1 s.) fastklistrat i manus.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kungliga patrasket. En film av Hasse Ekman.
Extent Spelschema, miljölista (6 s.) och klädanteckningar (11 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

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


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Other manifestations of this work

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Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type DCP
Length in minutes 119 min
Dialogue


Holdings Film

Element type Digital audio
Carrier type WAV


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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