The Kingdom of Rye
1929Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.
Acted in
Mathias Taube
as Mattias Spangar
Eric Laurent
as Markus
Märtha Lindlöf
as Widow
Margit Manstad
as Klara
Artur Cederborgh
as Prophet
Gustav Runsten
as Farmhand
Axel Slangus
as Kniv-Pekka
Gösta Ericsson
as Ante
Solveig Hedengran
as Stina
Lizzie Nyström
as Old Maid
Sven Bergvall
as Gusten
Wictor Hagman
as Jan
Hilda Borgström
as Bonfgumma
Helga Brofeldt
as Maid
Hilda Castegren
as Old Countrywoman
Sickan Castegren
Tyra Dörum
Edla Rothgardt
Signe Enwall
Julia Cæsar
Knut Frankman