Turn of the Century (Swedish: När seklet var ungt) is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg and Marianne Gyllenhammar. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios and on location around Viken and Lessebo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.
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Synopsis
At the beginning of the twentieth century in Scania a large-scale farmer hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment among the locals. At the same time a new schoolteacher arrives with socialist leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the squire.
Cast
Edvard Persson as Squire Munthe
Stina Hedberg as Mrs. Munthe
Marianne Gyllenhammar as Hillevi Munthe
Claes Thelander as Yngve Sjöö
Walter Sarmell as Ferdinand
Mim Persson as Hanna
Fritiof Billquist as Meier
Ivar Kåge as Severin
John Norrman as Fahlen
Nils Nordståhl as Läns
Erik Rosén as Vicar
Axel Högel as Policeman
Bullan Weijden as Malin
Karl Erik Flens as The Limp
Karl Nygren-Kloster as Mats