Gränsfolken : Drama i 3 akter (1913)

Sweden, 51 min
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Original title Gränsfolken : Drama i 3 akter
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1913-12-20

Cast

Egil Eide
Ivan

Richard Lund
Gregori, hans yngre bror

John Ekman
Alexei Potowski, deras far

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Ivans, Gregoris och Alexeis mor

Lilly Jacobsson
Ivans, Gregoris och Alexeis syster

Carl Borin
Sumi, bonde

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Read more about this film in our article "Lost Silent Films" (in English)

Titles

Original title
  • Gränsfolken : Drama i 3 akter
Swedish release title
  • Gränsfolken
Distribution title
  • Grænsefolk eller Broder mod Broder (Danmark)
  • Grænsefolket (Norge)
  • Gränsfolken (Finland)
  • Die Grenzbewohner (Tyskland)
  • Brother Against Brother (USA)
Alternative title
  • Gränsfolket
  • Grensefolkene (censurtitel Norge)
Script title
  • Krigen

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader

Cast

Egil Eide Ivan
Richard Lund Gregori, hans yngre bror
John Ekman Alexei Potowski, deras far
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson Ivans, Gregoris och Alexeis mor
Lilly Jacobsson Ivans, Gregoris och Alexeis syster
Carl Borin Sumi, bonde
Stina Berg Sumis hustru
Edith Erastoff Katjuscha, Sumis dotter
Nils Elffors dräng hos Sumi
Georg Grönroos anställd hos Potowski
Sven Quick underofficer vid begravningen
Anders Henrikson sjukvårdssoldat vid begravningen
Agda Helin (as Agda Björkman)
Olof Ås
Justus Hagman
Carl "Texas" Johannesson

Companies

Production Company AB Svenska Biografteatern
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 9769
Date 1913-12-18
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1015 meters
Censored length 965 meters
Notes I akt III själva arkebuseringsscenen, scenerna där Ivan ligger över den skjutne broderns lik och där hustrun kastar sig över mannens lik och den döende brodern vänder sig till henne, vidare när de slagnes lik rullas ner i graven. Kopiornas längd varierar från 951 till 1039 m Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 17
Length in metres 1039 meter
Length in minutes 51 min
Reels 5 reels


Original work

Original title La débâcle (Novel)
Author Émile Zola


Original title La débâcle (Novel)
Author Émile Zola


Production location

Svenska Biografteaterns ateljé samt dess omgivningar, Lidingö. Visby med omgivningar.

Release dates

First showing 1913-11-21 Verdensspeilet Kristiania Norway 51 min
Release in Sweden 1913-12-20 Metropol Malmö Sweden 51 min
Release in Stockholm 1914-02-09 Röda Kvarn i Auditorium Stockholm Sweden 51 min
Censurbeslut 2011-06-26 Il cinema ritrovato.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2011-10-27
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2012-02-21
Censurbeslut 2012-06 XIV Nitrate (!) Festival.
Festival showing 2013-02-02 Roy Gothenburg Sweden 68 min Göteborg International Film Festival 2013. Svensk retrospektiv.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2013-02-02
2013-05-11
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2016-01-12
Censurbeslut 2016-10-13
2016-10-14 Skickas direkt till Kyoto efter visning.
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2016-11-30 Visas under perioden 30/11-4/12. Skickas direkt från Tokyo.
Censurbeslut 2017-06-17
2017-07-01
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2020-09-05 Finland
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2022-02-09 Stockholm Sweden

Related films

Stiller-fragment (1969) Gränsfolken : Drama i 3 akter (1913)

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 Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 891


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 900


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 900


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 900


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 900


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Krigen
Extent 20 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dans un village frontière : drame en trois actes par P. Lykke-Seest.
Extent 2 s.
Language French


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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