The Saga of Gösta Berling
1924 · Movie · Not Rated · 206 min
★ 7.0(33)unSUB Rating
A disgraced young minister, cast out for drinking and controversial preaching, takes a tutoring job at a wealthy estate and falls into a web of love, class tension, and manipulation. This sweeping silent-era drama mixes romance, social pressure, and personal downfall on a grand scale.
Based on Gösta Berlings Saga
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Details
- Original title
- Gösta Berlings saga
- Years
- 1924
- Release date
- 1924-03-09
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 206 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.6/10 (33 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re open to long, emotionally intense silent epics with romance and social intrigue, especially if Gone with the Wind or Doctor Zhivago appeal to you; Not for you if you dislike slow, sprawling melodrama.
Pros: sweeping romantic drama; powerful emotional pull; memorable epic scenes | Cons: very long runtime; sprawling story threads; heavy melodrama
Themes
- based on novel or book
- silent film
Cast & crew
Greta Garbo
as Elizabeth Dohna
Lars Hanson
as Gösta Berling
Gerda Lundequist
as Majorskan; Margaretha Samzelius
Karin Swanström
as Gustafva Sinclaire
Jenny Hasselqvist
as Marianne Sinclaire
Mona Mårtenson
as Ebba Dohna
- SS
Sven Scholander
as Sintram
- EH
Ellen Hartman-Cederström
as Märtha Dohna
Torsten Hammarén
as Henrik Dohna
Hilda Forsslund
as Margaretha's mother
Directed by Mauritz Stiller