The Word (1943 film)

This article is about the 1943 Swedish film. For the 1955 Danish film, see Ordet.

The Word
Still with Stig Olin and Inga Landgré
Directed by	Gustaf Molander
Written by	Rune Lindström
Based on	Ordet by Kaj Munk
Starring	Victor Sjöström Holger Löwenadler Rune Lindström
Cinematography	Gösta Roosling
Edited by	Oscar Rosander
Release date	26 December 1943 (1943-12-26)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The Word (Swedish: Ordet) is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander, based on the 1925 play of the same name by Kaj Munk. It preceded the far more well-known adaptation by Carl Th. Dreyer by more than a decade.

Cast

• Victor Sjöström as Knut Borg Sr.
• Holger Löwenadler as Knut
• Rune Lindström as Johannes
• Stig Olin as Anders
• Wanda Rothgardt as Inger
• Gunn Wållgren as Kristina
• Inga Landgré as Ester
• Ludde Gentzel as Petter
• Torsten Hillberg as Dr. Bergman
• Olle Hilding as Brandeus

External links

• The Word at IMDb
• The Word at the Swedish Film Institute Database