Harald Handfaste

1h 14min

Action

Romance

Adventure

Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He becomes the leader of a band of highwaymen and they start dealing with the evil bailiff. However, the bailiff will stop at nothing to catch Handfaste and show the people who is in charge. He even attempts to marry Handfaste's beloved Karin, and when she refuses to subdue, the bailiff decides to execute both her, her father and a monk who has been helping them.

Cast

George Fant

George Fant

Harald Handfaste
Georg Rydeberg

Georg Rydeberg

Von Dotzen
Elsie Albiin

Elsie Albiin

Karin Eghilsdotter
Thor Modéen

Thor Modéen

Björnram
Gunnar Olsson

Gunnar Olsson

Bosse Enöga
Tord Stål

Tord Stål

Pater Laurentius
Artur Rolén

Artur Rolén

Getaskalle
Vera Valdor

Vera Valdor

Von Dotzen's daughter
Gösta Gustafson

Gösta Gustafson

Eghil Sjunnesson
Hanny Schedin

Hanny Schedin

Kersti, Karin's mother
Nils Hallberg

Nils Hallberg

Tjuvaskata, robber
Bengt Eklund

Bengt Eklund

The Bailiff's courtier
Olle Hilding

Olle Hilding

Harald's father
Wiktor Andersson

Wiktor Andersson

Poor peasant
Gunn Wållgren

Gunn Wållgren

Peasant woman (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt

Georg Skarstedt

Poor farmer (uncredited)
Hampe Faustman

Hampe Faustman

Farmer at feast (uncredited)
Erik Forslund

Erik Forslund

poor farmer (uncredited)
Gösta Holmström

Gösta Holmström

bailiff (uncredited)
Werner Ohlson

Werner Ohlson

poor farmer (uncredited)
Bengt Sundmark

Bengt Sundmark

herald (uncredited)
Ivar Wahlgren

Ivar Wahlgren

poor farmer (uncredited)
Olof Ås

Olof Ås

von Dotzen's daughter chamber maid (uncredited)
Gunnar Öhlund

Gunnar Öhlund

bailiff (uncredited)

Release date

26th Dec 1946

Status

Released

Spoken languages

svenska