Karin Månsdotter | |
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Directed by | Alf Sjöberg |
Screenplay by | Alf Sjöberg |
Based on | Erik XIV by August Strindberg |
Produced by | Rune Waldekranz |
Starring | Ulla Jacobsson |
Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
Edited by | Eric Nordemar |
Music by | Lille Bror Söderlundh |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Karin Månsdotter is a 1954 Swedish historical drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. [1] It is based on the play Erik XIV by August Strindberg.
Karin Mansdotter is the daughter of an ordinary soldier. Still King Erik of Sweden falls madly in love with her. This turn of fate is appreciated by his adviser Göran Persson because he lives in constant fear the nobles could find a way to increase their influence on the king. When Erik's plan to marry English princess Elizabeth Tudor fails, Persson condones Erik's decision to make Karin his Queen. The Swedish nobility resents this wedding. The isolated King eventually shows signs of distress which are used against him. In the end he is dethroned and replaced by his brother while Persson gets decapitated for treason.