People of the Finnish Forests (Swedish: Finnskogens folk) is a 1955 Swedish period drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Birger Malmsten, Kerstin Wibom and Adolf Jahr. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
Synopsis
At the beginning of the twentieth century, a new pastor arrives in an area near the Fryken lakes inhabited traditional by Forest Finns. He attempts to lead a religious revival in the region.
Cast
Birger Malmsten as David Amberg
Kerstin Wibom as Marit
Adolf Jahr as Skomakar-Jöns Bengtsson
John Elfström as Kron-Johan
Eivor Landström as Olga Lundell
Olle Gillgren as Klas
Margareta Nisborg as Britta
Rune Stylander as Sverre
Helga Brofeldt as Böret Hindriksson
Åke Claesson as Doctor Remberg
Birger Lensander as Peasant giving David a ride
Olof Thunberg as Even
References
Bibliography
Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.