Barnen från Frostmofjället (1945)

Northern Sweden in the middle of the 19th century. Seven children lose their parents, and to avoid the poor-house, they start on a long trek over the mountains to find a better life. 12-... See full summary »

Director:

Rolf Husberg

Writers:

Laura Fitinghoff (book), Rolf Husberg

Stars:

Hans Lindgren, Siv Hansson, Anders Nyström

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hans Lindgren	...	Ante
Siv Hansson	...	Maglena
Anders Nyström	...	Monke
Ann-Sophie Honeth	...	Anna-Lisa (as Fiffi Hornett)
Ulf Berggren	...	Per-Erik
Paula Jagæus	...	Brita-Kajsa (as Paula Jageus)
Christina Jagæus	...	Märta-Greta (as Kristina Jageus)
John Ericsson	...	Sko-Pelle
Dora Söderberg	...	Britta
Ragnar Falck	...	Artur Grape
Britta Brunius	...	Mrs. Grape
Birger Åsander	...	Stor-Anders
Ingrid Luterkort	...	Brita
Helge Hagerman	...	Oskar Niva
Solveig Hedengran	...	Mrs. Niva

Storyline

Northern Sweden in the middle of the 19th century. Seven children lose their parents, and to avoid the poor-house, they start on a long trek over the mountains to find a better life. 12-year old Ante has promised their mother to take care of his brothers and sisters and with the help of the milk from their goat Gullspira... Will they make it ?

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Plot Keywords:

mountain | goat | children | sweden | 19th century | 

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Genres:

Family | Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

22 December 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Children

Filming Locations:

Sandrew-ateljéerna, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 290,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produktion S. Bauman AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as The Children from Blue Lake Mountain (1980)

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