The First Squadron
5.5
The year is 1941 and Nazi Germany is at its peak. Hitler's army is storming into Russia. Sweden stands lonely and isolated while the air force is training intensely due to a coming attack. The squadron leader pushes his men at its hardest. It's a constant game with death where death unfortunately often wins.
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Cast
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Lars Hanson
Colonel Ståhlberg
Known for
The Wind
Flesh and the Devil
Gunnar Sjöberg
Captain Hansson
Known for
Wild Strawberries
The Devil's Eye
Lorens Marmstedt
Also in
Den gamla goda tiden
Stig Järrel
Lieutenant Sperling
Known for
Torment
The Devil's Eye
Alvar Zacke
Hasse Ekman
Franconian Bråde
Known for
Sawdust and Tinsel
Thirst
Emil Fjellström
Master Sergeant Persson
Known for
The Outlaw and His Wife
Ragnar Falck
Sergeant Johansson
Also in
Only a Mother
Halsduken
Carl Reinholdz
Corporal Karlsson
Also in
Money: A Tragicomic Saga
Beredskapspojkar
Irma Christenson
Mona Falkstedt
Known for
Prison
Britta Brunius
Greta Johansson
Also in
To Help the Lady of the House
Duet for Cannibals
Linnéa Hillberg
Mrs Bråde
Also in
The Norrtull Gang
Håll polisen utanför
Hasse Ekman Director · Alvar Zacke Writer Lars-Erik Larsson Composer
First release September 23, 1941 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Första divisionen
Production
Terrafilm
Production · Distribution
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Första divisionen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · September 23, 1941
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
March 10, 1942
Finland
February 8, 1942
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