Karin Månsdotter
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Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.
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Ulla Jacobsson
Karin Månsdotter
Known for
Zulu
Smiles of a Summer Night
Jarl Kulle
King Erik of Sweden
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
The Devil's Eye
Ulf Palme
Göran Persson
Known for
Miss Julie
Dreams
Stig Järrel
Olof Gustavsson Stenbock
Known for
Torment
The Devil's Eye
Olof Widgren
Vicar
Also in
June Night
A Dream Play
Erik Strandmark
Welam Welamsson
Known for
The Seventh Seal
Sawdust and Tinsel
Bengt Blomgren
Max
Also in
Tre kronor
Terror in the Midnight Sun
Åke Claesson
Svante Sture
Known for
Music in Darkness
Miss Julie
Per Oscarsson
Anders
Known for
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Hunger
Birgitta Valberg
Queen
Known for
The Virgin Spring
Shame
Ulla Sjöblom
Agda
Known for
The Magician
Aurore Palmgren
Göran Persson's mother
Also in
No Man's Woman
Her Little Majesty
Alf Sjöberg Director · August Strindberg Author Lille Bror Söderlundh Composer
First release November 1, 1954 · Produced in Sweden
Production
Sandrews
Production
Sweden
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Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · November 1, 1954
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No release date listed for United States.
France
March 26, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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