Gunnar Hede's Saga - 1923

Gunnar Hede is raised by a strict mother, who wants him to become respectable to match his family’s wealth. He is more interested in his grandfather, who started as an itinerant violin player, but got rich by leading a herd of wild reindeer south to market. He falls for a violinist working with a married couple of traveling performers and renounces his fortune to go with them. He then tries to earn a fortune by driving reindeer to market, but it doesn’t work out and he goes insane. He is finally restored to sanity by the violinist when she returns with the performers.

70min
1923
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Einar Hanson profile pictureEinar HansonGunnar Hede
Hugo Björne profile pictureHugo BjörneMr. Hede
Stina Berg profile pictureStina BergMrs. Blomgren

About Gunnar Hede's Saga

Gunnar Hede's Saga Overview

Gunnar Hede is raised by a strict mother, who wants him to become respectable to match his family’s wealth. He is more interested in his grandfather, who started as an itinerant violin player, but got rich by leading a herd of wild reindeer south to market. He falls for a violinist working with a married couple of traveling performers and renounces his fortune to go with them. He then tries to earn a fortune by driving reindeer to market, but it doesn’t work out and he goes insane. He is finally restored to sanity by the violinist when she returns with the performers.

Runtime: 70min

Extra details

Original Title: Gunnar Hedes saga
Original Language: Swedish
Directed By: Mauritz Stiller
Production Companies
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