Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

113 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 26, 1944

Munthe has become a rich farmer through his own work and has gained some influence in the local community. He is strongly opposed to the immigration of east European farm labour from Galicia who, he claims, makes life difficult for the locals. A new school teacher with socialist leanings arrive and Munthe's daughter fall in love with him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Turn of the Century

113 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 26, 1944

Turn of the Century
Munthe has become a rich farmer through his own work and has gained some influence in the local community. He is strongly opposed to the immigration of east European farm labour from Galicia who, he claims, makes life difficult for the locals. A new school teacher with socialist leanings arrive and Munthe's daughter fall in love with him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Producers Europa Film
Original title När seklet var ungt
Directors Gunnar Olsson
Writers Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson, Henry Richter

Cast

Edvard Persson

as Munthe

Stina Hedberg

as Elisabet Munthe

Marianne Gyllenhammar

as Hillevi Munthe

Claes Thelander

as Yngve Sjöö

Walter Sarmell

as Ferdinand

Mim Persson

as Hanna

Fritiof Billquist

as Alexander Meijer

Ivar Kåge

as Severin

John Norrman

as Fahlén

Nils Nordstål

as Läns

Erik Rosén

as Reverend

Axel Högel

as Parish constable

Bullan Weijden

as Malin

Karl Erik Flens

as Limping farm worker

Wiktor Andersson

as Farm hand