The Great Adventure

Sep 28, 1953

1h 34m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Arne Sucksdorff Filmproduktion

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Cast

Anders

Anders Nohrborg

Kjell

Kjell Sucksdorff

Kvast-Emil

Holger Stockman

Father

Arne Sucksdorff

Grandmother

Amanda Haglund

Annika

Annika Ekedahl

Teacher

Aina Fritzell

Narrator (voice)

Gunnar Sjöberg

Stina Andersson

Erik Bodin

Sigvard Kihlgren

Tryggve Thyselius

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