Gustaf Wasa (film)
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Directed byJohn W. Brunius
Written byIvar Johansson
StarringGösta Ekman
Edvin Adolphson
John Ericsson
Edvin Adolphson
John Ericsson
CinematographyHugo Edlund
| Gustaf Wasa | |
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| Directed by | John W. Brunius |
| Written by | Ivar Johansson |
| Starring | Gösta Ekman Edvin Adolphson John Ericsson |
| Cinematography | Hugo Edlund |
Production company | Wasa Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes (part 1) 111 minutes (part 2) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Languages | |
Gustaf Wasa is a 1928 Swedish silent historical epic film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Gösta Ekman, Edvin Adolphson and John Ericsson.[1][2] It is based on the life of the sixteenth century Swedish king Gustav I. It was released in two parts, premiering a week apart.[3]
This was the debut film for Swedish actress Signhild Björkman. Prints of the film still exist.[4]
- Gösta Ekman as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
- Edvin Adolphson as Kristian II of Denmark
- Hugo Björne as Sten Sture
- Hjalmar Selander as Matts Ers
- John Ericsson as Mats Ersson
- Estery Ericsson as Ma Brita
- Nils Lundell as Tobias
- Karl-Magnus Thulstrup as Pers-Olle
- Gustaf Aronsson as Henrik Möller
- Sture Baude as Archbishop Gustaf Trolle
- Bror Berger as The executioner
- Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Claus, sentry at Kalö
- Signhild Björkman as Dyveke
- Renée Björling as Margareta Brahe
- John Borgh as Cord König
- Tor Borong as Doctor at Åsunden
- Pauline Brunius as Kristina Gyllenstjerna
- Bertil Brusewitz as Bishop Jens Beldenacke
- Elsa Burnett as Daughter at Svärdsjögården
- Sickan Castegren as Mother of Matts Ers
- Erland Colliander as Henrik Slagheck
- Carl Ericson as Swedish farmer that doubts Gustaf Wasa
- Gösta Ericsson as Jörgen, sentry at Kalö
- Nils Ericsson as Nobleman at Kalö
- Siegfried Fischer as Nobleman at Kalö
- Pierre Fredriksson as Erik Banér
- Algot Gunnarsson as Nils Bröms, mayor of Lübeck
- Justus Hagman as Elias at Tronnevik
- Wictor Hagman as Kneeling man at side of wounded Sten Sture
- Carl Harald as Nobleman at Kalö
- Weyler Hildebrand as Danish Captain
- Thure Holm as Henrik Smed
- Erik Johansson as Man at King Kristian's court
- Rupert Johansson as Nobleman at Kalö
- Karl Jonsson as Commander at Kalö
- Olof Krook as Mathias, Bishop of Strängnäs
- Uno Küller as Nils Lykke
- Herman Lantz as Commander at the Stockholm bloodbath
- Sven Lindström as Bishop Didrik Slagheck
- Alfred Lundberg as Mayor of Stockholm
- Hjalmar Peters as Hermann Israel
- Axel Precht as Jakob Ulfsson, former Archbishop
- Sven Quick as Father of Matts Ers
- Gustav Ranft as Hemming Gadh
- Carl Ström as Joakim Brahe
- Karin Swanström as Sigbrit
- Nils Waldt as Servant of Sten Sture
- Ernst Öberg as Vicentius - Bishop of Skara
