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The Kingdom of Rye

Ivar Johansson

1929 • 2h 16m

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque compl...

The Kingdom of Rye

Cast

Mathias TaubeMattias Spangar

Eric Laurent

Eric LaurentMarkus

Märtha Lindlöf

Märtha LindlöfWidow

Margit Manstad

Margit ManstadKlara

Artur Cederborgh

Artur CederborghProphet

Gustav RunstenFarmhand

Axel Slangus

Axel SlangusKniv-Pekka

Gösta Ericsson

Gösta EricssonAnte

Solveig Hedengran

Solveig HedengranStina

Lizzie NyströmOld Maid

Sven Bergvall

Sven BergvallGusten

Wictor HagmanJan

Hilda Borgström

Hilda BorgströmBonfgumma

Helga Brofeldt

Helga BrofeldtMaid

Hilda Castegren

Hilda CastegrenOld Countrywoman

Crew

Carl Halling

Carl HallingCinematography

Vilhelm Bryde

Vilhelm BrydeArt Direction

Alva Lundin

Alva LundinTitle Graphics

Ivar Johansson

Ivar JohanssonDirector

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