Hagbard and Signe
| Hagbard and Signe | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gabriel Axel |
| Written by | Gabriel Axel Saxo Grammaticus Frank Jæger |
| Produced by | Benedikt Árnason Gösta Bergqvist Just Betzer Johan Bonnier Bent Christensen |
| Starring | Oleg Vidov |
| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Edited by | Lars Brydesen |
| Music by | Per Nørgård |
| Distributed by | ASA Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Denmark Sweden Iceland |
| Languages | Danish Swedish Icelandic |
Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle[1] (Danish: Den røde kappe, Swedish: Den röda kappan, Icelandic: Rauðu skikkjuna) is a 1967 Danish-Swedish-Icelandic drama film based on the story of Hagbard and Signy from the twelfth-century work Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus,[2] directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Gitte Hænning. The film won a Technical Prize (Mention spéciale du grand prix technique) at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Cast
- Oleg Vidov - Hagbard
- Gitte Hænning - Signe
- Eva Dahlbeck - The Queen
- Birgitte Federspiel - King Hamund's widow
- Lisbeth Movin - Bengerd
- Johannes Meyer - Bilvis
- Håkan Jahnberg - Bolvis
- Manfred Reddemann - Hildegisl
- Henning Palner - Hake
- Gisli Alfredsson - Sigvald
- Folmer Rubæk - Helvin
- Borgar Garðarsson - Alf (as Borgar Gardarsson)
- Jörgen Lantz - King Hammond (as Jørgen Lantz)
- Frederik Tharaldsen - Alger
- Sisse Reingaard - Rigmor
- Gunnar Björnstrand - King Sigvor
- Niels Hinrichsen - (uncredited)
- Else Højgaard - (uncredited)
- Jakob Nielsen - (uncredited)
- Poul Reichhardt - (uncredited)
See also
References
- ^ Roger Ebert (15 June 2009). Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 311–. ISBN 978-0-7407-9217-5.
- ^ Kevin J. Harty (8 April 2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8638-0.
- ^ Danish Films. Danish Film Institute. 1994. p. 18.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Hagbard and Signe". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
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