Hagbard and Signe
Encyclopedia
Hagbard and Signe is a 1967
Danish
-Swedish
-Icelandic
drama film
directed by Gabriel Axel
and starring Søren Strømberg. The film won a Technical Prize at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival
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1967 in film
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....
Danish
Cinema of Denmark
Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical...
-Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
-Icelandic
Cinema of Iceland
Iceland has a notable cinema film industry. There are many actors to list who have caught international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Oscar and European film awards, is Children of nature, directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Gabriel Axel
Gabriel Axel
Gabriel Axel is an Oscar winning Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast , which he wrote and directed....
and starring Søren Strømberg. The film won a Technical Prize at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival
1967 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Alessandro Blasetti *Georges Lourau *Sergei Bondarchuk *René Bonnell *Jean-Louis Bory *Miklós Jancsó *Claude Lelouch *Shirley MacLaine...
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Cast
- Oleg VidovOleg VidovOleg Borisovich Vidov is a Russian actor. He appeared in 50 films since 1961. He was a sex symbol of his generation in Russia, and many of his films are still played on Russian television today....
- HagbardHagbardHagbard , the brother of Haki and son of Hamund, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in Skáldskaparmál, Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, Völsunga saga and Gesta Danorum... - Gitte HænningGitte HænningGitte Hænning is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.Because her name was relatively unique, she was known primarily without a surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" from 1961...
- SigneSignySigny or Signe is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Scandinavian mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia. Both appear in the Völsunga saga, which was adapted into other works such as Wagner's Ring, including its famous opera The Valkyrie.The first Signe was... - Eva DahlbeckEva DahlbeckEva Dahlbeck was a Swedish actress and author.Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964...
- The Queen - Birgitte FederspielBirgitte FederspielBirgitte Federspiel was a Danish film, theater, and TV actress. As a younger woman she won two Bodil Awards for film with the first win in 1951....
- King Hamund's widow - Lisbeth MovinLisbeth MovinLisbeth Movin was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her role as Anne, the pastor's wife accused of witchcraft in the 1943 film Day of Wrath directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. She also appeared as the widow in the 1987 screen adaptation of Babette's Feast, directed by Gabriel Axel...
- Bengerd - Johannes MeyerJohannes MeyerJohannes Meyer , was a Danish film actor.He debuted in the theater in 1905.-Filmography:*De blaa drenge - 1933*Så til søs - 1933*Flugten fra millionerne - 1934*Lynet - 1934*Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934...
- Bilvis - Håkan Jahnberg - Bolvis
- Manfred Reddemann - Hildegisl
- Henning PalnerHenning Palner-Filmography:*Jetpiloter - 1961*Støv på hjernen - 1961*Komtessen - 1961*Sorte Shara - 1961*Det støver stadig - 1962*Drømmen om det hvide slot - 1962*Vi voksne - 1963*Støv for alle pengene - 1963*Slottet - 1964...
- Hake - Gisli Alfredsson - Sigvald
- Folmer Rubæk - Helvin
- Borgar Garðarsson - Alf (as Borgar Gardarsson)
- Jörgen Lantz - King Hammond (as Jørgen Lantz)
- Frederik Tharaldsen - Alger
- Sisse ReingaardSisse ReingaardSisse Reingaard is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1965 and 1980.She was born in Denmark.-Selected filmography:* Gift * Der var engang * The Egborg Girl...
- Rigmor - Gunnar BjörnstrandGunnar BjörnstrandGunnar Björnstrand was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 180 films....
- King Sigvor - Niels Hinrichsen - (uncredited)
- Else HøjgaardElse HøjgaardElse Højgaard was a Danish ballerina and an actress of stage and screen. Noted for a fiery temperament and edgy intensity, Højgaard premiered as a solo ballerina for George Balanchine in 1931 and was the primary dancer for Harald Lander until 1942...
- (uncredited) - Jakob NielsenJakob NielsenJakob Nielsen is the name of:* Jakob Nielsen , Danish mathematician known for automorphisms surfaces work* Jakob Nielsen , Danish leading web usability consultant...
- (uncredited) - Poul ReichhardtPoul ReichhardtPoul David Reichhardt was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang films.For almost thirty years...
- (uncredited)
See also
- List of historical drama films
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- Saxo GrammaticusSaxo GrammaticusSaxo Grammaticus also known as Saxo cognomine Longus was a Danish historian, thought to have been a secular clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, foremost advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark. He is the author of the first full history of Denmark.- Life :The Jutland Chronicle gives...