Ride Tonight!
{{short description|1942 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ride Tonight!
| image = File:Eva Dahlbeck 1942.jpg
| caption = Eva Dahlbeck during filming
| director = Gustaf Molander
| producer = Harald Molander
| writer = Vilhelm Moberg (novel)
Gustaf Molander
| starring = Lars Hanson
Oscar Ljung
Gerd Hagman
Eva Dahlbeck
Hilda Borgström
| music = Jules Sylvain
| cinematography = Åke Dahlqvist
| editing = Oscar Rosander
| studio = Svensk Filmindustri
| distributor = Svensk Filmindustri
| released = {{Film date|1942|11|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Ride Tonight! (Swedish: Rid i natt) is a 1942 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Oscar Ljung, Gerd Hagman and Eva Dahlbeck. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel Ride This Night by Vilhelm Moberg. The film, like the original novel, alluded directly to events in occupied Europe during the Second World War and helped to bolster anti-Nazi sentiment in neutral Sweden.Winkel & Welch p.271
Synopsis
In 17th century southern Sweden, a peasant uprising takes place against German landowners.
Partial cast
- Lars Hanson as Jon Stånge
- Oscar Ljung as Ragnar Svedje of Svedjegaarden
- Gerd Hagman as Annika
- Eva Dahlbeck as Botilla
- Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Lars Borre
- Hilda Borgström as Mother Sigga
- Nils Lundell as Ygge, the thief of Bläsemåla
- Erik Hell as Hans of Lenhovda
- Hugo Björne as Petrus Magni
- Sven Bergvall as Archbishop
- Carl Ström as Klas Bock
- Gunnar Sjöberg as Foreign peasant
- Hampe Faustman as Bo Eriksson
- Josua Bengtson as Danjel, inn-keeper
- Axel Högel as Ola of Klavmo
- Gunnar Collin as Matts Elling, peasant
- Signe Lundberg-Settergren as Housewife
References
Bibliography
- Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David. Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of the Third Reich. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
External links
{{commons category|Ride Tonight}}
- {{IMDb title|0035251}}
{{Gustaf Molander}}
Category:Swedish historical drama films
Category:1940s historical drama films
Category:1940s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Gustaf Molander
Category:Films set in the 17th century
Category:Films based on Swedish novels
Category:Films based on works by Vilhelm Moberg
Category:Swedish black-and-white films
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