The Kingdom of Rye

The Kingdom of Rye

135 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 26, 1929

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.

The Kingdom of Rye

135 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 26, 1929

The Kingdom of Rye
Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.
Producers Tellus Films, Maja Engelbrektson
Original title Rågens Rike
Directors Ivar Johansson
Writers Jarl Hemmer, Ivar Johansson

Cast

Mathias Taube

as Mattias Spangar

Eric Laurent

as Markus

Märtha Lindlöf

as Widow

Margit Manstad

as Klara

Artur Cederborgh

as Prophet

Gustav Runsten

as Farmhand

Axel Slangus

as Kniv-Pekka

Gösta Ericsson

as Ante

Lizzie Nyström

as Old Maid

Sven Bergvall

as Gusten

Wictor Hagman

as Jan

Hilda Borgström

as Bonfgumma

Helga Brofeldt

as Maid

Hilda Castegren

as Old Countrywoman