Svält (1966)

Sweden et al., 107 min
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Basic facts

Media (1)

Original title Svält
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Norway
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • Bodil (Denmark)
  • National Society of Film Critics
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 1966-08-19

Cast

Per Oscarsson
Pontus

Gunnel Lindblom
Ylajali

Birgitte Federspiel
Ylajalis syster

Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen
hyrestanten

Knud Rex
hyrestantens man

Lars Tvinde
hyrestantens far

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Links and resources

Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • Svält
Swedish release title
  • Svält
Co-production title
  • Sult (Danmark)
  • Sult (Norge)
Distribution title
  • Hunger (USA)
  • Hunger (Storbritannien)
  • Le faim (Frankrike)
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Svält

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Scenario
Unit Manager
Assistant Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Per Oscarsson Pontus
Gunnel Lindblom Ylajali
Birgitte Federspiel Ylajalis syster
Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen hyrestanten
Knud Rex hyrestantens man
Lars Tvinde hyrestantens far
Osvald Helmuth (as Osvald Helmuth) pantlånaren
Hans W. Petersen köpmannen
Wilfred Breistrand "jungfrun"
Wilhelm Lund redaktionssekreteraren
Henki Kolstad redaktören
Ola B. Johannesen journalisten
Lars Nordrum "hertigen"
Roy Bjørnstad Konstantin
Leif Enger överste Schinkel
Sverre Hansen målaren
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen en gammal man i en park
Per Theodor Haugen en expedit
Pål Skjønberg polis
Frimann Falck Clausen polis
Else Heiberg värdinnan
Veslemøy Haslund en servitris
Bjarne Andersen en man på en bänk
Per Gjersøe man i en port
Toralf Sandø man i en port
Lise Fjeldstad en ung flicka
Carsten Byhring en kusk
Rolf Sand kaptenen
Carl Ottosen en sjöman

Companies

Production Company Henning Carlsen Film
Studio ABC
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Sandrew Film & Teater AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sandrew Film & Teater AB 1966
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2017
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2004

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 104705
Date 1966-08-12
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3060 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3060 meter
Length in minutes 107 min
Reels 6 reels
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Sult (Novel)
Author Knut Hamsun


Production location

Norsk Film Jar utanför Oslo Norway
Oslo Norway

Release dates

First showing 1966-05-11 Cannes France 112 min (inom ramen för festivalen)
Release in Sweden 1966-08-19 Grand Stockholm Sweden 112 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1972-02-24
TV showing 2004-07-05 SVT1 Sweden 112 min
DVD release 2004-08-18 Sweden
TV showing 2006-09-26 SVT1 Sweden 112 min
2008-01-24 SVT1 Sweden 112 min
2011-01-11 SVT1 Sweden
2011-02-08 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2015-10-07 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2015-10-07
TV showing 2016-07-25 SVT1 Sweden
2019-07-30 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2020-08-17 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Awards

National Society of Film Critics 1968 Per Oscarsson (bästa skådespelare)
Bodil (Denmark) Copenhagen 1967 Per Oscarsson (bästa skådespelare /i dansk film/)
Copenhagen 1967 (årets bästa danska film)
The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 1967 Best Actor in a Leading Role Per Oscarsson ("för hans lidelsefulla, av enastående intresse präglade rollgestaltning i Knut Hamsuns och Henning Carlsen "Svält".")
The Swedish Film Institute's Quality Grant Stockholm 1967 (bidrag om 66 170,72 kr)
Festival Award Cannes 1966 Per Oscarsson (skådespelarpris)

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


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2953


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3031


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Per Oscarsson Gunnel Lindblom SVÄLT en film av Henning Carlsen
Tryckeri Parrot Litho A/S


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Per Oscarsson i sin prisbelönta huvudroll med Gunnel Lindblom i Henning Carlsens SVÄLT
Tryckeri Ewes Offsettryck


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Knut Hamsuns: Sult genskrevet med henblick på film af Peter Seeberg og genemarbejdet af Henning Carlsson og Peter Seeberg. Marts 1965.
Extent 141 s. Rollista och miljölista (3 s.) ingår.
Language Norwegian


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svält.
Extent 147 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Knut Hamsun' Sult drejebog af Henning Carlsen efter manuskript af Peter Seeberg. Juli 1965.
Extent 200 s. Rollista och miljölista (2 s.) ingår.
Language Norwegian


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svält/Sult. Av Henning Carlsen eft. Knut Hamsuns roman. Dialoglista.
Extent 32 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Hunger after a novel by Knut Hamsun. English dialogue list.
Extent 19 s. + 1 s. music cue sheet.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

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


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type DCP
Length in minutes 107 min
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


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