27 Oct 1945
Story of a Dog
A dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. This 1945 short documentary film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.
Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941
At dawn on June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On the same morning, Germany demanded permission from the Swedish government to transport 18,000 German soldiers from Norway to Finland across Sweden by railway. This was a difficult problem for the Swedish government. On one hand remaining friendly with Germany at the height of its power, on the other maintaining a strict neutrality. The Swedish cabinet meet in Stockholm to decide upon the best reply to the German demands.
Top Billed Cast
Ernst-Hugo Järegård Per-Albin Hansson
Sven Lindberg Christian Günter
Helge Skoog Ernst Wigforss
Per Sjöstrand Gösta Bagge
Lars-Erik Berenett Erik Boheman
Bertil Norström Frithiof Domö
Axel Düberg Ivan Pauli
Ola Lindegren Karl Schnurre
Carl Billquist Per Edvin Sköld
Allan Svensson KG Westman
Stefan Sauk Signalspanaren
Bengt Bylund Nyhetsuppläsaren
Tomas Bolme Intervjuaren
Hans Villius Himself
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