The People of Hemsö (1955)

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Kajsa Hedström
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Original title	Hemsöborna
Swedish release title	Hemsöborna
International title	The People of Hemsö
Distribution title	Den farlige alder (Danmark) Hemsøboerne (Danmark) Kampen om Hemsø (Danmark) Hemsøborna (Norge)

Director	Arne Mattsson
Screenplay	Rune Lindström
Director of Photography	Max Wilén
Music	Sven Sköld (originalmusik)
Film Editor	Lennart Arvidsson (as Lennart Lindgren)
Production Mixer	Lennart Svensson
Production Manager	Lennart Landheim
Art Director	Bibi Lindström
Script Supervisor	Ingrid Wallin
Unit Manager	Karl-Erik Svensson
Musical Arrangement	Sven Sköld
Make-up Supervisor	Eric Whiten

Hjördis Petterson	Anna Eva Flod, änkan på Hemsö
Erik Strandmark	drängen Johannes Edvard Carlsson
Nils Hallberg	Gusten, änkans son
Douglas Håge	pastor Nordström
Ulla Sjöblom	Clara, piga
Margit Carlqvist	Ida, professorparets tjänsteflicka
John Norrman	Rundquist, dräng
Curt Löwgren	Norman, dräng
Birgitta Pettersson	Lotten, lillpiga
Georg Rydeberg	professorn, sommargäst
Ulla Holmberg	professorns hustru
John Melin	båtsman Rapp
-	Ej krediterade:
Daliah Lavi	professorparets dotter
Stig Johanson	en dräng
Birger Åsander	en dräng
Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson	kyrkvaktmästaren
Artur Cederborgh	skärgårdsbon på bryggan
Sten Mattsson	ung skärgårdsbo på bryggan
Ivar Wahlgren	skepparen
Jan Olov Winnersjö (as Jan Olov Andersson)	professorparets lille son

Production Company	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm	1955
	Sergel Films Distributions AB	1971
	Warner-Tonefilm AB	1968
	Warner-Sergel Film AB	1970
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Klubb Super 8 AB	2014
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2021

Mrs. Anna Eva Flod, a widow of some means, hires Johannes Edvard Carlsson to run her farm on Hemsö, an island in the Stockholm Archipelago. As a newcomer and a landlubber among sailors and fishermen, Carlsson is distrusted by the locals as they try to discern whether he is a confidence man preying on the lonely widow, or an honest, hard-working man revitalizing the neglected farm.

Censorship number	87186
Date	1955-11-19
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	3060 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 570-560-510-550-520-350 = 3060 meter - 112 minuter. Aktlängder: 570, 560, 510, 550, 520, 350.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	3060 meters
Length in minutes	112 min
Reels	6 reels

Original title	Hemsöborna (Novel)
Author	August Strindberg

				1955	1955
Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilms ateljé	Stockholm	Sweden
Fiskeläget Skärså	Söderhamn	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1955-12-17	Grand	Stockholm	Sweden	112 min
First showing	1955-12-17	Grand	Stockholm	Sweden	112 min
Cinematheque screening	1976-03-31			Sweden
TV showing	1976-10-30	TV1		Sweden	108 min
Cinematheque screening	1981-05-22			Sweden
	1981-05-23			Sweden
	1981-09-26			Sweden
	1981-09-27			Sweden
TV showing	1987-05-17	TV2		Sweden	108 min
	1989-04-25	TV3		Sweden	108 min
	1993-06-26	TV2		Sweden	108 min
Cinematheque screening	1997-10-29	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden
Other showing	1998-08-21					Ny kopia.
Cinematheque screening	1999-05-10	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden
	1999-05-20	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	1999-06-11	SVT1		Sweden	108 min
Censurbeslut	2001-08-21	Det Danske Filmmuseum	Copenhagen	Denmark
	2001-08-31	Det Danske Filmmuseum	Copenhagen	Denmark
DVD release	2014-12-19			Sweden		(utgiven i samligen "Svenska Romanklassiker - Box")

Original title	Norrköpings skarpskyttemarsch
Composer	Göran Möller

Original title	Din klara sol går åter opp
Composer	Johann Georg Störl	(1710)
Lyrics	Johan Olof Wallin	(svensk text 1814)
Singer	Ulla Sjöblom

Original title	Av helig längtan hjärtat slår
Lyrics	Samuel Hedborn	(1811)
	Augustin Mannerheim	(1982)
Singer	kör

Folket i Bild Magazine Award	Stockholm	1955		Max Wilén	(foto)

Minns ni? (1993)

Citation included from

The People of Hemsö (1955)

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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	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
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Element type	Duplicate positive opening titles
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Element type	Duplicate positive
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Length	3075

Element type	Duplicate positive
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Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	3075

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	3075

Element type	Intermediate audio recording effects
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Intermediate audio recording music
Carrier type	17.5 mm

Element type	Intermediate audio recording music
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Final mix
Carrier type	35 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	HEMSÖBORNA Efter August Strindbergs roman
Printing house	Uddeholms Offset

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	HEMSÖBORNA Färgfilmen efter August Strindbergs roman
Printing house	Uddeholms Offset
Designed by	Walter Bjorne

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Printing house	Ewes O.B. -tryck

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	Dan orginale svenske biograf-version i farver KAMPEN OM HEMSØGAARDEN (Hemsøboerne) efter Aug. Strindberg's berømte skærgårdsfortælling
Printing house	Parrot Litho A/S
Designed by	[K.] Wenzel

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	DEN FARLIGE ALDER
Printing house	A-S Rasmussen & Nilsson
Designed by	[K.] Wenzel

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Hemsöborna. En burlesk tragedi, sammanställd för film av Rune Lindström.
Extent	173 s. Rollista (1 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Hemsöborna. Av August Strindberg. En burlesk tragedi - sammanställd för film av Rune Lindström.
Extent	141 s. Personförteckning, interiör- och exteriörlista (9 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Hemsöborna. Av August Strindberg. En burlesk tragedi - sammanställd för film av Rune Lindström.
Extent	141 s. Personförteckning, interiör- och exteriörlista (9 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Black and white print	set
Colour prints	2
Behind the scenes prints	3
Slides	set
Album	Yes

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Norwegian

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	24
Length in minutes	113 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

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Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
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