Hagbard and Signe
1967 film
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Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle[1] (Danish: Den røde kappe, Swedish: Den röda kappan, Icelandic: Rauða skikkjan) is a 1967 internationally co-produced drama film based on the story of Hagbard and Signy from the twelfth-century work Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus,[2] directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Gitte Hænning. The film was shot in Iceland, with interiors built and filmed in Nacka, Sweden.[3]
Directed byGabriel Axel
Written byGabriel Axel
Saxo Grammaticus
Frank Jæger
Saxo Grammaticus
Frank Jæger
Produced byBenedikt Árnason
Gösta Bergqvist
Just Betzer
Johan Bonnier
Bent Christensen
Gösta Bergqvist
Just Betzer
Johan Bonnier
Bent Christensen
StarringOleg Vidov
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| Directed by | Gabriel Axel |
| Written by | Gabriel Axel Saxo Grammaticus Frank Jæger |
| Produced by | Benedikt Árnason Gösta Bergqvist Just Betzer Johan Bonnier Bent Christensen |
| Starring | Oleg Vidov |
| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Edited by | Lars Brydesen |
| Music by | Per Nørgård |
| Distributed by | ASA Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Denmark Sweden Iceland |
| Language | Danish |
Cast
- Oleg Vidov as Hagbard
- Gitte Hænning as Signe
- Eva Dahlbeck as The Queen
- Birgitte Federspiel as King Hamund's widow
- Lisbeth Movin as Bengerd
- Johannes Meyer as Bilvis
- Håkan Jahnberg as Bolvis
- Manfred Reddemann as Hildegisl
- Henning Palner as Hake
- Gisli Alfredsson as Sigvald
- Folmer Rubæk as Helvin
- Borgar Garðarsson as Alf (as Borgar Gardarsson)
- Jörgen Lantz as King Hammond (as Jørgen Lantz)
- Frederik Tharaldsen as Alger
- Sisse Reingaard as Rigmor
- Gunnar Björnstrand as King Sigvor
- Niels Hinrichsen
- Else Højgaard
- Jakob Nielsen
- Poul Reichhardt
Reception
The film won a Technical Prize (Mention spéciale du grand prix technique) at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[4] Roger Ebert gave the film a full 4 stars out of 4 score in his 1968 review.[5]
