The Great Adventure
1953•1h 34m•6.9•Released
AdventureFamilyDrama
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.
Director
Arne Sucksdorff
Writer
Arne Sucksdorff
Languages
Swedish
Studio
Arne Sucksdorff Filmproduktion
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
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