Harald Handfaste
Harald Handfaste
Release: 1946-12-26
·Runtime: 74m
·★ 5.0
Action
Romance
Adventure
Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He becomes the leader of a band of highwaymen and they start dealing with the evil bailiff. However, the bailiff will stop at nothing to catch Handfaste and show the people who is in charge. He even attempts to marry Handfaste's beloved Karin, and when she refuses to subdue, the bailiff decides to execute both her, her father and a monk who has been helping them.
Production Countries
Finland
Sweden
Production Companies
Film AB Lux
Cast
Ragnar Falck
as Vesslan
Nils Hallberg
as Tjuvaskata, robber
Bengt Eklund
as The Bailiff's courtier
Wiktor Andersson
as Poor peasant
Olof Ås
as von Dotzen's daughter chamber maid (uncredited)
George Fant
as Harald Handfaste
Gunnar Olsson
as Bosse Enöga
Artur Rolén
as Getaskalle
Hanny Schedin
as Kersti, Karin's mother
Olle Hilding
as Harald's father
Georg Skarstedt
as Poor farmer (uncredited)
Hampe Faustman
as Farmer at feast (uncredited)
Vera Valdor
as Von Dotzen's daughter
Gösta Gustafson
as Eghil Sjunnesson
Gunn Wållgren
as Peasant woman (uncredited)
Werner Ohlson
as poor farmer (uncredited)
Georg Rydeberg
as Von Dotzen
Elsie Albiin
as Karin Eghilsdotter
Thor Modéen
as Björnram
Ivar Wahlgren
as poor farmer (uncredited)
Tord Stål
as Pater Laurentius
