A Walk in the Sun (1978 film)

A Walk in the Sun (Swedish: En vandring i solen) is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Dahlberg and starring Gösta Ekman, Inger Lise Rypdal and Margaretha Krook. At the 15th Guldbagge Awards, Sif Ruud won the award for Best Actress. The film was based on a 1976 novel by Stig Claesson.

A Walk in the Sun
Directed by	Hans Dahlberg
Screenplay by	Bibi Edlund
Based on	En vandring i solen 1976 novel by Stig Claesson
Produced by	Bengt Forslund
Starring	Gösta Ekman Inger Lise Rypdal Margaretha Krook
Cinematography	Roland Lundin
Edited by	Wic' Kjellin
Music by	Rolf Lindblom
Production company	Treklövern
Distributed by	Europafilm
Release date	25 November 1978 (1978-11-25)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Budget	2 million SEK

Premise

An unsettled Swedish sports writer tries to escape from his relationship problems and the Swedish winter by taking a package holiday to Cyprus in the Mediterranean.

Cast

• Gösta Ekman as Tore
• Inger Lise Rypdal as Marion
• Margaretha Krook as Ellen
• Sif Ruud as Siv
• Margareta Byström as Ulla
• Irma Christenson as Vera
• Kjerstin Dellert as Lady from Sala
• Mihalis Giannatos as waiter
• Kenneth Haigh as George
• Ragnar Pelka Hansson as Swede
• Dimitris Ioakeimidis as taxi driver
• Kostas Kastanas as doctor
• Nikos Kouros as optician
• Staffan Liljander as Erik
• Kimon Mouzenidis as hairdresser
• Konstantina Savvidi as grape woman
• Grigorios Siskos as police sergeant

Production

The film was the first to be directed by Hans Dahlberg himself.

The film was shot between 13 April and 31 May 1978 in Stockholm Arlanda Airport and in the seaside resort of Loutraki, near Corinth in Greece.

The world premiere occurred at the Saga theatre in Stockholm on 25 December 1978, the age limit being 11.

External links

• A Walk in the Sun at IMDb
• A Walk in the Sun at the Swedish Film Institute Database
• A Walk in the Sun at AllMovie