Elvira Madigan (1967)

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Original title	Elvira Madigan
Swedish release title	Elvira Madigan
International title	Elvira Madigan
Distribution title	Elvira Madigan (Spanien)
Title for Swedish DVD release	Elvira Madigan
Title for Swedish Video release	Elvira Madigan

Director	Bo Widerberg
Screenplay	Bo Widerberg
Director of Photography	Jörgen Persson
Music	Ulf Björlin (originalmusik)
Film Editor	Bo Widerberg
Production Mixer	Sven Fahlén
Assistant Director	Kalle Boman
Unit Manager	Waldemar Bergendahl
First Assistant Cameraman	Helena Henricsson (as Helena Englesson)
Re-recording Mixer	Sven Fahlén Lars Klettner (dialog)

Pia Degermark	Elvira Madigan (Hedvig Jensen), cirkusdansös
Tommy Berggren (as Thommy Berggren)	Löjtnant Sixten Sparre
Lennart Malmer	Kristoffer, Sixtens vän
Cleo Jensen	Cleo, kokerskan
Nina Widerberg	Cleos dotter
Yvonne Ingdal	Pia Degermarks röst

Production Company	AB Europa Film
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
	AB Europa Film
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2017
Distributor in Sweden (Video)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1997
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2008
	SF Home Entertainment	2012
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB

The desperate and doomed affair between Sixten Sparre, a young officer and nobleman who left wife and children behind, and the beautiful tight-rope dancer Elvira Madigan.

Censorship number	105481
Date	1967-04-18
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	2480 meters

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
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	2480 meter
Length in minutes	90 min
Reels	5 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

Strandmøllekroen	Klampenborg	Denmark
	Skåne	Sweden
	Nordsjälland	Sweden
Karlbergs Slott	Stockholm	Sweden
Solliden	Stockholm	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1967-04-24	Falken	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
	1967-04-24	Saga	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
First showing	1967-04-24	Falken	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
	1967-04-24	Saga	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
Other showing	1970		Warsaw	Poland		(endast Art Cinemas)
Cinematheque screening	1971-09-22			Sweden
	1977-03-22			Sweden
	1981-03-11			Sweden
	1981-03-12			Sweden
	1984-01-11			Sweden
	1984-01-14			Sweden
TV showing	1986-06-19	TV2		Sweden	86 min
Cinematheque screening	1989-11-05		Gothenburg	Sweden
	1991-03-19			Sweden
	1991-03-23			Sweden
TV showing	1991-06-21	Kanal 1		Sweden	86 min
Cinematheque screening	1992-10-17		Malmö	Sweden
	1996-02-20		Malmö	Sweden
	1996-02-27		Gothenburg	Sweden
	1996-03-16			Sweden
	1996-03-20			Sweden
TV showing	1996-03-22	SVT2		Sweden	86 min
Video release	1997-08			Sweden	86 min
Other showing	1997-08-25					OBS! Alla akter har en skarv i början och slutet.
Cinematheque screening	1997-09-24			Sweden
Other showing	1997-09-25
Cinematheque screening	1997-10-02	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden
	1997-10-11	Spegeln	Malmö	Sweden
	1999-04-18	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	1999-12-15	SVT1		Sweden	86 min
Other showing	2000-01-11
	2001-06-13					Tunna blankrepor till och från.
Cinematheque screening	2001-12-13	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
	2001-12-15	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
TV showing	2002-06-23	SVT1		Sweden	86 min
Censurbeslut	2004-09-25	Det Danske Filminstitut	Copenhagen	Denmark
Cinematheque screening	2006-03-21	Spegeln	Malmö	Sweden	90 min
	2006-04-01	Bio Capitol	Gothenburg	Sweden	90 min
	2006-04-06	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
	2006-04-09	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	90 min
TV showing	2006-08-01	SVT1		Sweden	86 min
Censurbeslut	2008-01-24					Synad av Jan-Erik Söderman vid retur.
TV showing	2008-04-29	SVT1		Sweden	86 min
DVD release	2008-07-28			Sweden
TV showing	2011-01-01	SVT1		Sweden
	2011-09-19	SVT1		Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2011-10-12
	2011-10-22
	2011-10-29
TV showing	2012-04-10	SVT1		Sweden
External cinema, Sweden	2012-10-12					MOVE filmfestival 12-19/10
	2012-11-10
DVD release	2012-12-12			Sweden		(ingår i boxen "Bo Widerberg - En Filmografi")
External cinema, Sweden	2015-03-02
Cinematheque screening	2015-10-17	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2015-10-17
TV showing	2015-10-19	SVT1		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2017-02-21
	2017-03-18
	2017-03-19
	2017-03-20
	2017-03-21
	2017-03-22
	2017-03-23
	2017-03-24
	2017-03-25
	2017-03-26
	2017-03-27
	2017-03-28
	2017-03-29
	2017-03-30
	2017-03-31
	2017-04-01
	2017-04-02
	2017-04-03
	2017-04-04
	2017-04-05
	2017-04-06
Censurbeslut	2017-06-16
	2017-08-03
	2017-08-10
TV showing	2017-08-12	SVT1		Sweden
Censurbeslut	2017-08-12
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2017-12
TV showing	2018-06-06	SVT2		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-04-09					Visas under perioden 9-30 april. Arrangör: Freunden der desutschen Kinemathek.
	2019-04-09					Visas under perioden 9-30 april. Arrangör: Freunden der desutschen Kinemathek.
Censurbeslut	2019-06-01					Visas under perioden 1/6 - 23/6.
	2019-06-01					Visas under perioden 1/6 - 23/6.
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-11-07
	2019-11-24
Censurbeslut	2021-09-18			Austria
	2021-10-02			Austria
TV showing	2022-01-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-25	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-29	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-02-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-02-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-02-16	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-02-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-30	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-04-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-06-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-06-24	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-08-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2022-08-11		Seoul	Sydkorea		DCP via Signiant
	2022-08-16		Seoul	Sydkorea		DCP via Signiant
TV showing	2022-09-27	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-10-11	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-10-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-11-19	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-11-25	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-12-06	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2022-12-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-01-04	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-01-24	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-01-28	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-02-01	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-02-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-02-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-02-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden	89 min
	2023-03-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
VOD release	2023-03-17	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing	2023-03-23	SVT1		Sweden
	2023-03-29	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-04-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2023-05-25		Zutphen	The Netherlands
TV showing	2023-06-12	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-06-20	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-06-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-09-26	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-10-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-10-20	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-11-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-11-24	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-12-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-12-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-01-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2024-01-05		Berlin	Germany
	2024-01-16		Berlin	Germany
TV showing	2024-01-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-01-27	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2024-01-28		Berlin	Germany
TV showing	2024-01-31	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2024-02-04		Berlin	Germany
TV showing	2024-02-08	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2024-02-12		Berlin	Germany
TV showing	2024-02-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-02-20	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-02-29	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-03-07	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-03-11	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-03-27	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-04-11	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-06-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-06-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-06-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-08-07	SF Kanalen		Sweden

Original title	Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr 21 C-dur K. V. 467
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer	Géza Anda	(piano)

Original title	L' amoroso
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi

Original title	L' estate
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi

Original title	Den blomstertid nu kommer
Lyrics	Israel Kolmodin	(1694)
	Johan Olof Wallin	(1819)
	Britt G. Hallqvist	(1979)

Chaplin Magazine Award	Stockholm	1968		Jörgen Persson	(hedersomnämnande för färgfoto)
Festival Award	Cannes	1967		Pia Degermark	(skådespelarpris)
National Board of Review		1967			(bästa utländsspråkiga film)
The Swedish Film Institute's Quality Grant	Stockholm	1967			(bidrag om 278 195,21 kr)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)	Wiesbaden				(prädikat: wertvoll)

Från spex till sex (1971)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Minns ni? (1993)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Sixten (1994)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Life at Any Cost (1998)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Muraren : Ett porträtt av skådespelaren Thommy Berggren (2002)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Everyone Is Older than I Am (2012)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Det naturliga ljuset (2010)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Elvira Madigan [trailer] (1967)	Trailer to	Elvira Madigan (1967)
Bo Widerberg (1977)	Citation included from	Elvira Madigan (1967)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2480

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2446

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2444

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2444

Element type	Duplicate positive
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Final mix
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Printmaster
Carrier type	35 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	ELVIRA MADIGAN Bo Widebergs första färgfilm
Tryckeri	Uddeholms Offset

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	Pia Degermark 1967 in Cannes als beste Dartstellerin ausgezeichnet ELVIRA MADIGAN
Designed by	Westphal

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	ELVIRA MADIGAN

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	65 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Elvira Madigan. Dialoglista.
Extent	31 s. Produktionsuppgifter och prolog (2 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Black and white print	set
Colour prints	12
Behind the scenes prints	6
Slides	set
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Danish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Finnish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Length in minutes	87 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV