The Great Adventure

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1953·94'

Arne Sucksdorff

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English

Letterboxd TMDB #119555

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Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Anders Nohrborg Anders

Kjell Sucksdorff Kjell

Holger Stockman Kvast-Emil Arne Sucksdorff Father

Amanda Haglund Grandmother

Annika Ekedahl Annika

Aina Fritzell Teacher Gunnar Sjöberg Narrator (voice)

Stina Andersson

Erik Bodin

Sigvard Kihlgren

Tryggve Thyselius