On These Shoulders

On These Shoulders
Directed by	Gösta Folke
Written by	Karl Fredrik Björn
Based on	On These Shoulders by Sven Edvin Salje
Starring	Ulf Palme Anita Björk Holger Löwenadler
Cinematography	Göran Strindberg
Edited by	Lennart Wallén
Music by	Erland von Koch
Production company	Nordisk Tonefilm
Distributed by	Nordisk Tonefilm
Release date	4 October 1948 (1948-10-04)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

On These Shoulders (Swedish: På dessa skuldror) is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Ulf Palme, Anita Björk and Holger Löwenadler.[1][2] It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around Jämshög. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. It was based on a 1942 novel of the same title by Sven Edvin Salje.

Cast

• Ulf Palme as Kjell Loväng
• Anita Björk as Birgit Larsson
• Holger Löwenadler as Arvid Loväng
• Märta Arbin as Inga Loväng
• Keve Hjelm as Simon Loväng
• Agneta Prytz as Edla, maid
• Ingrid Borthen as Elin Tarp
• Carl Ström as Elis
• Ragnvi Lindbladh as Sonja Eriksson
• Oscar Ljung as Andreasson
• Carl Deurell as Botvid
• Erik Hell as Aron Loväng
• Börje Mellvig as Börje Loväng
• John Norrman as Mr. Tarp
• Artur Cederborgh as Måns-Erik Eriksson
• Ivar Kåge as Osbar
• Olav Riégo as Magnusson
• Georg Skarstedt as Blind-Ove
• Magnus Kesster as Old Gypsy
• Lars Kåge as Gösta Osbar
• Sif Ruud as Mrs. Andreasson
• Astrid Bodin as Gunda Fredriksson
• Hanny Schedin as Sonja's mother

References

1. Qvist & Von Bagh p.12
2. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.294

Bibliography

• Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
• Sundholm, John . Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

• On These Shoulders at IMDb