The Great Adventure

1h 34m
AdventureFamilyDrama
7

Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Anders Nohrborg
Anders
Kjell Sucksdorff
Kjell
Holger Stockman
Kvast-Emil
Arne Sucksdorff
Father
Amanda Haglund
Grandmother
Annika Ekedahl
Annika
Aina Fritzell
Teacher
Gunnar Sjöberg
Narrator (voice)
Stina Andersson
Unknown
Erik Bodin
Unknown
Sigvard Kihlgren
Unknown
Tryggve Thyselius
Unknown

Crew

Arne Sucksdorff
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Åke Bäcklund
Assistant Director
Sigvard Kihlgren
Assistant Director
Evald Andersson
Sound
Sven Rudestedt
Sound
Nils Gustaf Örn
Sound
Lars-Erik Larsson
Music
Astrid Bergman-Sucksdorff
Still Photographer

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