Gösta Berlings saga (film)
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Gösta Berlings saga (English: The Saga of Gosta Berling, Gosta Berling's Saga or The Story of Gosta Berling) is a 1924 Swedish silent film classic directed by Mauritz Stiller and released by AB Svensk Filmindustri, starring Lars Hanson (in the title role as Gösta Berling), Gerda Lundequist (as the Major's wife) and with Greta Garbo in her native break-out role on film.
The film is based on the 1891 debut novel of the same name by the Swedish author and Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf.
In 2005 the film was given a celebrated beautiful new score by pianist and silent film music composer Matti Bye. In 2006, the film was for the first time released on DVD on Kino International with the support of the Swedish Film Institute. The new release includes English subtitles, restoration to the original length of 185 minutes, and the new music score by Bye.
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