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Örlogsmän

1943 · 92 min

A somber wartime romance of friendship and rivalry, unfolding with earnest emotion and a quiet sense of loss.

Directed by
Börje Larsson
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Nils Kihlberg, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Anne-Margrethe Björlin
Overview
The trio Erik, Arne and Ingrid have been friends since childhood, the two boys always competing for the affection of Ingrid. At the naval academy Erik gets into a fistfight and is expelled, to instead become a captain of a trading ship. Before he leaves Ingrid and Erik are engaged in secret. Later, when Erik is believed to be lost at sea, Ingrid instead gets engaged with Arne.

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Directed by
Börje Larsson
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Nils Kihlberg, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Anne-Margrethe Björlin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Börje Larsson
Written by
Alvar Zacke, Hasse Ekman
Starring
Nils Kihlberg, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Anne-Margrethe Björlin, Emil Fjellström, Hugo Björne, Wiktor Andersson, Fritiof Billquist, Gunnar Sjöberg
Cinematography
Göran Strindberg
Runtime
92 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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