Whalers (Swedish: Valfångare) is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Anders Henrikson and Tancred Ibsen and starring Allan Bohlin, Tutta Rolf, and Hauk Aabel. It was Rolf's final film.[1]

Whalers
Still from the film
Directed byAnders Henrikson
Tancred Ibsen
Written byWeyler Hildebrand
Torsten Lundqvist
Produced byStellan Claësson
StarringAllan Bohlin
Tutta Rolf
Oscar Egede-Nissen
CinematographyMartin Bodin
Gunnar Fischer
Julius Jaenzon
Per G. Jonson
Edited byOscar Rosander
Music byJules Sylvain
Gunnar Johansson
Production
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Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 23 August 1939 (1939-08-23)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.

Synopsis

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The Swedish captain, Allan Bohlin gives passage to Tutta Rolf, who is the daughter of the ship's owner, Hauk Aabel. At this point, the chief mate, Oscar Egede-Nissen, becomes jealous and puts the Swede onto the Norwegian whaling ship Kosmos II, which is heading for the Southern Ocean, with Karl Holter as captain. On board, the two fight.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Wollstein p. 343
  2. ^ Film details from sfi.se

Bibliography

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  • Hans J. Wollstein. Strangers in Hollywood: the History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press, 1994.
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