Herr Arnes penningar
(Sir Arne’s Treasure)
Also known as Snows of Destiny in the United Kingdom; The Treasure of Arne and Sir Arne’s Treasure in the USA : [The Three Who Were Doomed], [Herr Arnes pengar]
(1919) Sweden
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
Cast: Erik Stocklassa [Sir Filip], Bror Berger [Sir Donald], Richard Lund [Sir Archi], Axel Nilsson [Torarin], Hjalmar Selander [Herr Arne], Concordia Selander [his wife], Gösta Gustafson [the curate], Mary Johnsson [Elsalill], Wanda Rothgardt [Berghild], Gustav Aronson [the shipmaster], Stina Berg [the landlady], Jenny Öhrström Ebbesen [Katri], Lars Hanson
Svenska Biografteatern Aktiebolaget production; distributed by [?] Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå? / Scenario by Gustav Molander and Mauritz Stiller, from a novel by Selma Lagerlöf. Cinematography by J. Julius (Julius Jaenzon) and Gustaf Boge. Art direction by [?] Harry Dahlström?, [?] Axel Sørensen? and Alexander Bakó. Set design by Axel Esbensen. Costume design by Axel Esbensen. Property master, Axel Esbensen. Chief engineer, Mats Lindberg. Makeup by Ester Lundh and Manne Lundh. Cinematography by Julius Jaenzon. Intertitle design by Alva Lundin. / Released 22 September 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA on 10 December 1921.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Sweden]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 8 December 2009.
References: Bardèche-History pp. 180-181, 187; Bohn-Light p. xxi; Cowie-Swedish-2 pp. 8, 18, 19, 21, 150; Fell-History p. 130; Limbacher-Feature p. 257; McIlroy-Sweden pp. 6, 13-15, 19, 23, 34, 166; Sarris-Sternberg p. 6 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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