

97 minutes
11/6/1939
A Swedish drama from 1939 about the social and political developments in Sweden from 1885 until the dissolution of the union in 1905. The year is 1885, Christina Nilsson sings "Fourteen years I believe certain that I was" in the Grand Hotel's Great Hall . She also sings from the balcony of the hotel and the panic arising among listeners outside the hotel. In Norway, talks about the dissolution of the Union and the Swedish socialists with Hjalmar Branting (Victor Sjöström) is in the lead for independence.

Victor Sjöström
as Hjalmar Branting

Sigurd Wallén
as Kalle Lundgren

Bengt Djurberg
as Johan Dahlberg

Solveig Hedengran
as Elin Dahlberg

Leif Amble-Næss
as Harald Bothner

Marianne Aminoff
as Eva
Carl Apolloff
as Victomte de Soto Maior

Carl Barcklind
as Semmy Rubenson

Sven Bergvall
as Christian Lundeberg

Tord Bernheim
as Hilding Nihlén

Gunnar Björnstrand
as August Palm's Associate

Rune Carlsten
as Karl Staaff

Gösta Cederlund
as Curry Treffenberg

Ulla Hodell
as Eva as young girl
Karl Holter
as Henrik Thygesen

Åke Johansson
as Helge Thygesen

Gun-Mari Kjellström
as Eva as baby
David Knudsen
as Jørgen Løvland
Sigval Kvam
as Edvard Hagerup Bull

Arne Lindblad
as August Palm

Ingela Lundstedt
as Sigrid Bergström

Georg Løkkeberg
as Christian Thygesen
Hjalmar Meissner
as August Meissner

Thor Modéen
as Lindkvist

Willy Peters
as Per Albin Hansson

Olof Sandborg
as King Oscar II
Ingolf Schanche
as Christian Michelsen

Stina Ståhle
as Christina Nilsson

Carin Swensson
as Hulda Malmström

Karl-Magnus Thulstrup
as Crown Prince Gustav

Ragnar Widestedt
as Fredrik Wachtmeister
Emmy Albiin
as Old Woman

Artur Cederborgh
as Paul Petter Waldenström

Hartwig Fock
as Worker

Åke Grönberg
as Worker
Oscar Heurlin
as Waiter

Olle Hilding
as Chess Player

Axel Högel
as Andrakammarriksdagsman

Ludde Juberg
as Lars Stendahl

Knut Lambert
as Secretary
Anna Olin
as Midwife

Siri Olson
as Waitress

Hanny Schedin
as Stina, barnjungfru

Georg Skarstedt
as Secretary

Åke Uppström
as News Vendor

Olov Wigren
as Chess Player

Arthur Fischer

Ernst Brunman
Valborg Svensson
Gunnar Almqvist
Carl Ericson
Folke Algotsson
Otto Adelby
Gunnar Olram
Asbjørn Toms Larsen

Yngve Nyqvist

Frithiof Hedvall
Richard Lindström

Victor Thorén
John Sandling

Nils Hultgren
Erik Johansson

David Erikson
Estery Ericsson
John Hilke
Manetta Ryberg
Eric Magnusson

Oscar Åberg
Alice Müller
Åke Brodin
Knut Frankman
Gottfrid Holde

Axel Lagerberg
Helge Karlsson

Hugo Tranberg

Oscar Törnblom

Georg Fernquist
as Berns