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Original title Sången om den eldröda blomman
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1956-12-26

Cast

Jarl Kulle
Olof Koskela

Erik "Bullen" Berglund
Koskela, Olofs far

Linnéa Hillberg
Olofs mor

Anita Björk
Kyllikki Malm

Edvin Adolphson
Malm, patron på Storfors gård, Kyllikkis far

Ingvar Kjellson
Falk, inspektor på Storfors gård

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra Leader
Costume Designer
Boom Operator

Cast

Jarl Kulle Olof Koskela
Erik "Bullen" Berglund Koskela, Olofs far
Linnéa Hillberg Olofs mor
Anita Björk Kyllikki Malm
Edvin Adolphson Malm, patron på Storfors gård, Kyllikkis far
Ingvar Kjellson Falk, inspektor på Storfors gård
Ulla Jacobsson Elli, lillpiga
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz Annika
Marianne Bengtsson Maria
Leif Jonnarth Marias son
Olof Bergström Kaleb
Axel Slangus Väinö
Fylgia Zadig Rosa
Sven-Eric Gamble eldare på båten
Lennart Lilja sjöman
Stig Johanson åskådare vid Ellis drunkning
Monica Nielsen Britta
Gunnel Lindblom Kerstin
Marrit Ohlsson piga hos Koskela
Birger Åsander dräng hos Koskela
Hans Bendrik flottare
Lars Elldin flottare
Åke Lindström flottare
Gunnar Thim flottare
Sten Ardenstam bybo
Tore Bengtsson bybo
Per-Olof Ekvall bybo
Bengt Gillberg bybo
Rolf Gyllenhammar bybo
Gunlög Hagberg bybo
Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs bybo
Kjell Jansson bybo
Rune Jansson bybo
Karin Hedström bybo
Eivor Johansson bybo
Birger Lensander bybo
Segol Mann bybo
Gustav Roger bybo
Thore Segelström bybo
Aapo Similä Sjungar-Jonas
Elof Bergquist spelman på bröllopet
Ivar Dylin spelman på bröllopet
Ernst Brunman bröllopsgäst
Arthur Fischer bröllopsgäst
Gustaf Hedström prost
Hortensia Hedström prostinna
Elsa Desolneux ej identifierad roll
Elisabeth Falk ej identifierad roll
Gun Hammargren ej identifierad roll
Eva Laräng ej identifierad roll
Birgit Linder ej identifierad roll
Maud Nygren ej identifierad roll
Lauri Haapaniemi stand-in för Jarl Kulle i forsscenerna

Companies

Production Company AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1956
Laboratory FilmTeknik AB
Make-up Supervisor Firma Carl M. Lundh AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 89235
Date 1956-12-05
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2855 meters
Notes Speltid: 104 minuter. Fr.o.m 14:e kopian är filmen förkortad med 65 m, vilket anges utan kommentar på censurkortet - 102 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (AgaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system AGA-Baltic
Colour type Colour
Colour system Eastman Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2855 meter
Length in minutes 104 min
Reels 5 reels


Original work

Original title Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta (Novel)
Author Johannes Linnankoski


Production location

Filmstaden Råsunda Sweden
Faxälven Sweden
Ångermanälven Sweden
Ragunda Sweden
Ramsele Sweden
Resele Sweden
Igelsta Söderby-Karl Sweden
Märsta Sweden
Uppsala Sweden
Vallentuna Sweden
Södertälje uthamn Södertälje Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1956-12-26 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 104 min
1956-12-26 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 104 min
First showing 1956-12-26 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 104 min
1956-12-26 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 104 min
Other showing 1960 Warsaw Poland
TV showing 1981-09-01 TV1 Sweden 100 min
1981-09-05 TV1 Sweden 100 min
1987-03-14 TV1 Sweden 100 min
1991-11-23 Kanal 1 Sweden 100 min
1995-02-06 Kanal 1 Sweden 100 min
1997-11-01 SVT2 Sweden 100 min
2001-07-18 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
2003-12-15 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
2005-01-10 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
2006-05-23 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2012-09-29
TV showing 2014-12-02 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2018-01-30
2018-02-10

Soundtrack listing

Original title Calles vals
Composer Eric Öst
Hans Wallin


Original title En glad speleman
Composer Eric Öst


Original title Häxritt-polka
Composer Eric Öst


Original title Jamaica Road
Composer Dolf van der Linden


Original title Flottarvisa
Lyrics Rune Lindström


Original title Gyris Anders gånglåt
Composer Gyris Anders Andersson
Lyrics Rune Lindström (1956)


Original title Visa vid midsommartid
Composer Håkan Norlén (1946)
Lyrics Rune Lindström (1946)


Original title Kossera, kossera, kom


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 2850


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2855


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2961


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2855


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Intermediate audio recording
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Final mix
Carrier type 17.5 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title SÅNGEN OM DEN ELDRÖDA BLOMMAN
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Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title SÅNGEN OM DEN ELDRÖDA BLOMMAN
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Designed by GöstaX Åberg


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title SÅNGEN OM DEN ELDRÖDA BLOMMAN
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Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title SÅNGEN OM DEN ELDRÖDA BLOMMAN
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Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title PIESN PURPUROWEGO KWIETO
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Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis
Script title Utkast till manuskript av V. Semitjov.
Extent 43 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Efter Johannes Linnankoskis roman - bearbetad för filmen av Rune Lindström.
Extent 145 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 158 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 158 s. + 15 s. tillägg, löst i manus.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Efter Johannes Linnankoskis roman - av Rune Lindström.
Extent 158 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Efter Johannes Linnankoskis roman. Bearbetad för filmen av Rune Lindström.
Extent 148 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Efter Johannes Linnankoskis roman. Bearbetad för filmen av Rune Lindström.
Extent 148 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title The Song of the Fire-Red Flower.
Extent 15 s.
Language English


Script type Peripheral material


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 16
Behind the scenes prints 4
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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