The Great Adventure (1953 film)

The Great Adventure
Swedish DVD cover.
Directed by	Arne Sucksdorff
Produced by	Arne Sucksdorff
Written by	Arne Sucksdorff
Starring	Gunnar Sjöberg
Cinematography	Arne Sucksdorff
Edited by	Arne Sucksdorff
Release dates	29 September 1953
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The Great Adventure (Swedish: Det stora äventyret) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.

Cast

• Gunnar Sjöberg as Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)
• Luis Van Rooten as Narrator (Anders as an adult) (U.S. version) (voice)
• Anders Nohrborg as Anders
• Kjell Sucksdorff as Kjell
• Holger Stockman as KvastasEmil
• Arne Sucksdorff as Father
• Amanda Haglund as Grandmother
• Annika Ekedahl as Annika
• Aina Fritzell as Teacher
• Stina Andersson as Mother
• Erik Bodin as Store Keeper
• Sigvard Kihlgren as Jens
• Norman Shelley as Narrator
• Tryggve Thyselius as Priest

Awards

Won

• 4th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films)^[1]

Nominated

• 1954 Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or^[2]

References

1. "4th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
2. "Festival de Cannes: The Great Adventure". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

External links

• The Great Adventure at the Internet Movie Database
• The Great Adventure at the Swedish Film Institute Database