Ride Tonight!
| Ride Tonight! | |
|---|---|
 Eva Dahlbeck during filming | |
| Directed by | Gustaf Molander |
| Produced by | Harald Molander |
| Written by |
Vilhelm Moberg (novel) Gustaf Molander |
| Starring |
Oscar Ljung Gerd Hagman Eva Dahlbeck Hilda Borgström |
| Music by | Jules Sylvain |
| Cinematography | Åke Dahlqvist |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
Production company |
Svensk Filmindustri |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release dates | 23 November 1942 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Ride Tonight! (Swedish:Rid i natt) is a 1942 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Oscar Ljung, Gerd Hagman and Eva Dahlbeck. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel Ride This Night by Vilhelm Moberg. The film, like the original novel, alluded directly to events in occupied Europe during the Second World War and helped to bolster anti-Nazi sentiment in neutral Sweden.[1]
Synopsis
In 17th century Southern Sweden a peasant uprising takes place against German landowners.
Partial cast
- Oscar Ljung as Ragnar Svedje of Svedjegaarden
- Gerd Hagman as Annika
- Eva Dahlbeck as Botilla
- Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Lars Borre
- Hilda Borgström as Mother Sigga
- Nils Lundell as Ygge, the thief of Bläsemåla
- Erik Hell as Hans of Lenhovda
- Hugo Björne as Petrus Magni
- Sven Bergvall as Archbishop
- Carl Ström as Klas Bock
- Gunnar Sjöberg as Foreign peasant
- Hampe Faustman as Bo Eriksson
- Josua Bengtson as Danjel, inn-keeper
- Axel Högel as Ola of Klavmo
- Gunnar Collin as Matts Elling, peasant
References
- ↑ Winkel & Welch p.271
Bibliography
- Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David. Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of the Third Reich. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.