The Great Adventure (1953 film)

The Great Adventure (Swedish: Det stora äventyret) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff.

The Great Adventure
Swedish DVD cover
Directed by	Arne Sucksdorff
Written by	Arne Sucksdorff
Produced by	Arne Sucksdorff
Starring	Gunnar Sjöberg
Cinematography	Arne Sucksdorff
Edited by	Arne Sucksdorff
Release date	29 September 1953 (1953-09-29)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Cast

• Gunnar Sjöberg as Narrator (Anders as an adult) (voice)
• Luis Van Rooten as Narrator (Anders as an adult) (U.S. version) (voice)
• Anders Nohrborg as Anders
• Kjell Sucksdorff as Kjell
• Holger Stockman as KvastasEmil
• Arne Sucksdorff as Father
• Amanda Haglund as Grandmother
• Annika Ekedahl as Annika
• Aina Fritzell as Teacher
• Stina Andersson as Mother
• Erik Bodin as Store Keeper
• Sigvard Kihlgren as Jens
• Norman Shelley as Narrator

Awards

Won

• 4th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films)^[1]

Nominated

• 1954 Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or^[2]