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Harald Handfaste (1946)

Harald Handfaste (1946)

Action Romance Adventure
Release Date: 1946, December 26
Directors: Hampe Faustman
Countries: Finland, Sweden
Production: Film AB Lux
Cast: Gunnar Olsson, Georg Skarstedt, Thor Modéen, Wiktor Andersson, Georg Rydeberg, George Fant, Artur Rolén, Gunn Wållgren, Bengt Eklund, Gunnar Öhlund, Olle Hilding, Nils Hallberg

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

priest forest castle court outlaw execution assault freedom fighter robber executioner