The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
It's the mid-1930s, and brakeman Kvist has had enough of working on the train, jumped off, and started to walk on the train tracks in the middle of nowhere in Lapland, Northern Finland, hoping to find new work and adventures. Based on the novella by the famous Swedish author Eyvind Johnson.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Jan TroellWriter
- Jan TroellDirector
- Bengt ForslundScreenplay
- Erik NordgrenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Max von SydowAlex Kvist
- Allan EdwallLineman
- Karl Erik FlensStation Master
- Sten BeyronTrain Driver
- Rune KöhlerStoker
- Pelle AbbingGreaser
- Erik "Västerås-Lasse" LarssonCast
- Johan ÖhmanCast
- Yngve SöderlundCast
Themes
train tracksshort film