Interlude in the Marshland (1965)

  • NR
  • 02/22/1965 (SE)
  • Drama
  • 30m

Overview

It's the mid-1930s, and brakeman Kvist has had enough of working on the train, jumped off, and started to walk on the train tracks in the middle of nowhere in Lapland, Northern Finland, hoping to find new work and adventures. Based on the novella by the famous Swedish author Eyvind Johnson.

Jan Troell

Writer, Director

Bengt Forslund

Screenplay

Eyvind Johnson

Story

Cast

Max von Sydow's headshot

Max von Sydow

Alex Kvist
Allan Edwall's headshot

Allan Edwall

Lineman
Karl Erik Flens's headshot

Karl Erik Flens

Station Master
Sten Beyron's headshot

Sten Beyron

Train Driver
Rune Köhler's headshot

Rune Köhler

Stoker
Pelle Abbing's headshot

Pelle Abbing

Greaser
Erik "Västerås-Lasse" Larsson's headshot

Erik "Västerås-Lasse" Larsson

Johan Öhman's headshot

Johan Öhman

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