Queen for a Night

1943 1h 29m SV

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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"His Majesty's Rival" - A young man, Lars Hjelm, returns home after being in Italy on a scholarship from the Swedish king, Gustaf III. On his way home he meets with opera singer Antoinette and fall in love with her. His fiancee Eva expects him home any day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gurli Lemon-Bernhard
Antoinette LaGrange
Gösta Kjellertz
Lars Hjelm
Inga Brink
Eva
Torsten Winge
Gustaf III
Hilding Gavle
Count Hedencrona
Åke Söderblom
Erik Hedberg
Thor Modéen
Johansson
Gösta Björling
Piero

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Weyler Hildebrand
Writers: Gardar Sahlberg
Languages: Swedish, French
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, French.

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4 / 7

AWARDS

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Editor Oscar Rosander shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Gurli Lemon-Bernhard and Gösta Kjellertz and Inga Brink carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Weyler Hildebrand directs. Oscar Rosander cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, French.
4Editor Oscar Rosander shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gurli Lemon-Bernhard and Gösta Kjellertz and Inga Brink carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0035967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.