U-Boat 39

U-Boat 39
U-Boat 39
Directed by	Hampe Faustman
Written by	Herbert Grevenius
Based on	U-Boat 39 by Rudolf Värnlund
Produced by	Rune Waldekranz
Starring	Eva Dahlbeck ; Karl-Arne Holmsten ; Gunnel Broström
Cinematography	Curt Jonsson
Edited by	Lennart Wallén
Music by	Carl-Olof Anderberg
Production; company	Sandrews
Distributed by	Sandrew-Baumanfilm
Release date	25 August 1952;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

U-Boat 39 (Swedish: Ubåt 39) is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Gunnel Broström.^[1] It is part of the subgenre of Submarine films. It was based on the play of the same title by Rudolf Värnlund

Synopsis

A submarine of the Swedish Navy is involved in an accident and marooned at the bottom of the sea, while on land the crew's relatives anxiously awaits news about their wellbeing.

Cast

Eva Dahlbeck as Maria Friberg
Karl-Arne Holmsten as Herman Friberg
Gunnel Broström as Anna
Erik Strandmark as John Nilsson
Lars Ekborg as Gunnar Friberg
Harriet Andersson as Harriet, Gunnar's Girlfriend
Lennart Lindberg as Captain Sundström
Erik Hell as First Mate
Olle Florin as Managing director
Erik Molin as Berg
Gunnar Hellström as Harriet's Escort
Tord Stål as Reverend
Sven-Axel Carlsson as Crew member Malmberg
Axel Högel as Church warden
Ove Tjernberg as Crew member
Bibi Andersson as Girl on the train
Märta Arbin as Relative
Gösta Gustafson as Relative
Svea Holst as Relative
Frithiof Bjärne as Navy officer
Bengt Blomgren as Navy officer
Gösta Krantz as Officer
Eric Laurent as Navy commander
Ivar Wahlgren as Clerk

References

^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.73

Bibliography

Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

U-Boat 39 at IMDb

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[1] Qvist & Von Bagh p.73

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