The Kingdom of Rye (1929)

7.5/10 136 min Romance Drama

Overview

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.

Cast

Eric Laurent

Markus

Märtha Lindlöf

Widow

Margit Manstad

Klara

Artur Cederborgh

Prophet

Axel Slangus

Kniv-Pekka

Gösta Ericsson

Ante

Solveig Hedengran

Stina

Sven Bergvall

Gusten

Hilda Borgström

Bonfgumma

Helga Brofeldt

Maid

Hilda Castegren

Old Countrywoman

Edla Rothgardt

Julia Cæsar

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