Hagbard and Signe
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| Hagbard and Signe | |
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 Film poster | |
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Denmark Sweden Iceland |
| Language | Danish |
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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ Roger Ebert (2009). Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 311–. ISBN 978-0-7407-9217-5.
- ^ Kevin J. Harty (2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8638-0.
- ^ Danish Films. Danish Film Institute. 1994. p. 18.
- ^ "DEN RODE KAPPE" (in French). Festival de Cannes. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (30 October 1968). "Hagbard and Signe / The Red Mantle". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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