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| The Firebird | |
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| Directed by | Hasse Ekman |
| Written by | Hasse Ekman |
| Produced by | Lorens Marmstedt |
| Starring | Tito Gobbi Ellen Rasch Eva Henning Georg Rydeberg |
| Cinematography | Göran Strindberg |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
| Music by | Stig Rybrant |
| Distributed by | Terrafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
The Firebird (Swedish: Eldfågeln, Italian: L'uccello di fuoco) is a 1952 Swedish-Italian musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film is inspired by The Red Shoes by Powell and Pressburger.
Plot summary
[edit]A famous Italian tenor gets an offer to make a guest appearance in Sweden, but is unwilling to go, until he sees a Swedish dance film with the beautiful ballerina Linda Corina. He travels to the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and falls in love with her. And so, a passionate and colourful drama begins.
Cast
[edit]- Tito Gobbi as Mario Vanni, Italian operasinger
- Ellen Rasch as Linda Corina, prima ballerina
- Eva Henning as Alice Lund
- Bengt Blomgren as Frank
- Georg Rydeberg as Jascha Sacharowitch
- Åke Falck as Spinky, Vannis impresario
- Märta Arbin as Frank's mother
- Alan Blair as Johan A. Sjöberg, Lindas doctor
- Märta Dorff as Seamstress at the Operan
- Gull Natorp as Tilda, dresser at the Operan
- Björn Holmgren as John, Dancer
- Gun Skoogberg as Dancer
- Maurice Béjart as Alex, Dancer
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