The Firebird (1952 film)

The Firebird
Directed by	Hasse Ekman
Written by	Hasse Ekman
Produced by	Lorens Marmstedt
Starring	Tito Gobbi Ellen Rasch Eva Henning Georg Rydeberg
Cinematography	Göran Strindberg
Edited by	Lennart Wallén
Music by	Stig Rybrant
Distributed by	Terrafilm
Release date	12 August 1952 (1952-08-12)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	English

The Firebird (Swedish: Eldfågeln, Italian: L'uccello di fuoco) is a 1952 Swedish-Italian musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film is inspired by The Red Shoes by Powell and Pressburger.

Plot summary

A famous Italian tenor gets an offer to make a guest appearance in Sweden, but is unwilling to go, until he sees a Swedish dance film with the beautiful ballerina Linda Corina. He travels to the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and falls in love with her. And so, a passionate and colourful drama begins.

Cast

• Tito Gobbi as Mario Vanni, Italian operasinger
• Ellen Rasch as Linda Corina, prima ballerina
• Eva Henning as Alice Lund
• Bengt Blomgren as Frank
• Georg Rydeberg as Jascha Sacharowitch
• Åke Falck as Spinky, Vannis impresario
• Märta Arbin as Frank's mother
• Alan Blair as Johan A. Sjöberg, Lindas doctor
• Märta Dorff as Seamstress at the Operan
• Gull Natorp as Tilda, dresser at the Operan
• Björn Holmgren as John, Dancer
• Gun Skoogberg as Dancer
• Maurice Béjart as Alex, Dancer

External links

• The Firebird at IMDb
• The Firebird at the Swedish Film Institute Database
• The Firebird at AllMovie