Pimpernel Svensson is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Ivar Wahlgren and Aurore Palmgren.[1] It was made at the Stockholm studios of Europa Film and on location in Skåne. Arne Åkermark was its art director.
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| Directed by | Emil A. Lingheim |
| Written by | Åke Ohlmarks Margit Beckman Baroness Emmuska Orczy (novel) |
| Produced by | Otto Scheutz |
| Starring | Edvard Persson Ivar Wahlgren Aurore Palmgren |
| Cinematography | Karl-Erik Alberts |
| Edited by | Wic Kjellin |
| Music by | Knut Edgardt Erik Baumann Nathan Görling |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
editIn an updating of The Scarlet Pimpernel, a Swede travels to Stettin in 1945 to rescue his nephew who has been trapped in the Soviet-occupied port.
Cast
edit- Edvard Persson as Anders 'Pimpernel' Svensson
- Ivar Wahlgren as Ville Lundgren
- Aurore Palmgren as Willy's Mother
- Gunnel Wadner as Willy's Wife
- Arne Wirén as General Badajsky
- Rodja Persidsky as Major Pusjkin
- Algot Larsson as August Andersson
- Signe Wirff as Refugee
- Ove Flodin as Pålson
- John Degerberg as Bell-ringer
- Walter Sarmell as Station Master
- Frans Begger as Russian Soldier
- Svea Holst as Pimpernel's Maid
- Minna Larsson as Karla Andersson
- Inger Sotnikov as Girl in Stettin
- Mikael Sotnikov as Schultze
- Maj-Britt Thörn as Prostitute
References
edit- ^ Qvist & von Bagh p.124
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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