Foreign Harbour (Swedish: Främmande hamn) is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Adolf Jahr, George Fant and Fritiof Billquist.[1] It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location in Värtahamnen and Turku in Finland. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. The film is based on Josef Kjellgren's 1938 play Okänd svensk soldat (Unknown Swedish Soldier).

Främmande hamn
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Directed byHampe Faustman
Written byHerbert Grevenius
Based onOkänd svensk soldat by Josef Kjellgren
StarringAdolf Jahr
George Fant
Fritiof Billquist
CinematographyCarl-Erik Edlund
Edited byLennart Wallén
Music byCarl-Olof Anderberg
Production
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Sandrews
Distributed bySandrew-Baumanfilm
Release date
  • 2 October 1948 (1948-10-02)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

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References

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  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Främmande hamn". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.

Bibliography

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  • Sundholm, John. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
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