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Shadow of the Hunter

1944 8 min Swedish
Wubly rating 6.4 IMDb rating 5.5

Gryning is a short Swedish film by Arne Sucksdorff, presented without narration or dialogue. It follows a hunter tracking animals through the forest at daybreak, but as the dawn light transforms the landscape, he lowers his rifle, overcome by the beauty of the morning, and walks away. The film is also known by the English titles The Shadow of the Hunter and Dawn.

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Arne Sucksdorff Director

First release April 10, 1944 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Gryning

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Original title

Gryning

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Swedish

Spoken on screen

No dialogue

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Sweden · April 10, 1944

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