Kejsaren (1979)

Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.

Cast (34)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Anders Åberg

Eije Ström

G

Gerissa Jalander

Mother

B

Bo Lindström

Albin Ström

Tomas Norström

Farmhand

Emy Storm

Gerda

J

Jan Dolata

The Pimp's helper

Jan Jönsson

Madman at St. Lars

A

Anne-Lie Kinnunen

Singer at Tavern

Gisela von Matuska

Woman at the Polish Church

U

Urszula Repinska

Tavern guest

B

Bill Salo

Accordion player

R

Renata Orlik

Waitress

Richard Hobert

Farmhand

R

Roman Nowak

Priest

B

Bert Sorbon

The Count

Annmari Kastrup

Prologue (voice)

Göte Fyhring

Rectifier

P

Per Öhlin

Pimp

A

Anna Lindroth

Pig Watch

R

Rune Ek

Farmhand

K

Katarina Strandmark

Polish Woman

S

Sigurd Björling

Priest

K

Kent-Arne Dahlgren

Sailor

Gunnar Ekström

Anton

R

Ralf Glaerum

The Cook

J

Jan Kruse

Swedish Official in Poland

Peter Lindgren

The Captain

H

Hans Nordström

Old Man at St. Lars

Jan Nygren

Caretaker at St. Lars

J

Jan-Ingvar Palm

The Poet at St. Lars

G

Gunnar Rundqvist

The Doctor at St. Lars

K

Karol Cichecki

Priest in Catholic church

R

Ricardo Ausin

Choirboy

M

Mathias Kastrup

Choirboy

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