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Adalen 31

Play trailer Poster for Adalen 31 NC-17 1969 1h 55m Drama History Play Trailer Watchlist
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Kjell (Peter Schildt) works at a lumber mill in the town of Ådalen, Sweden. It's a sleepy, uneventful place until a strike is instated. Strike-breakers brought in from out of town are attacked by the local workers. The military is called in, and the strikers decide to stage a peaceful protest. But when troops open fire on the unarmed civilians, it sets off a string of events that will eventually lead to the overthrow of Sweden's Conservative government.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 10/06/2023
3/4
Widerberg’s political sympathies are certainly evident, but he is no purveyor of simple caricature, instead allowing for some nuance in his portrayal of various characters on both sides of the conflict Go to Full Review Scott Nye Battleship Pretension 08/31/2023
The class divisions are established well in a brief romantic fling between a laborer’s son and the sawmill manager’s daughter, which sounds like an old folk song, but hey, some things ring true for a reason. Go to Full Review Lewis Teague Los Angeles Free Press 01/17/2020
The characters created by [Bo] Widerberg are hauntingly real. Go to Full Review Lloyd Steele Los Angeles Free Press 01/15/2020
There are no villains in the film, only faceless autamatons and gorgeous heroes. Go to Full Review Michael Ross Los Angeles Free Press 01/15/2020
[Director Bo Widerberg] was born with a gift of wonder and a knowledge that the world is beautiful and sad. Go to Full Review Richard Schickel LIFE 08/30/2019
Adalen '31 leaps with life and with a marvelous variety of incident. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Bo Widerberg

Director

Peter Schildt

Kjell Andersson

Kerstin Tidelius

Karin

Roland Hedlund

Harald

Stefan Feierbach

Åke

Martin Widerberg

Martin

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Movie Info

Synopsis Kjell (Peter Schildt) works at a lumber mill in the town of Ådalen, Sweden. It's a sleepy, uneventful place until a strike is instated. Strike-breakers brought in from out of town are attacked by the local workers. The military is called in, and the strikers decide to stage a peaceful protest. But when troops open fire on the unarmed civilians, it sets off a string of events that will eventually lead to the overthrow of Sweden's Conservative government.
Director
Bo Widerberg
Screenwriter
Bo Widerberg
Production Co
Svensk Filmindustri
Rating
NC-17
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 22, 1969, Original
Runtime
1h 55m