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Jack of Hearts (1950 film)

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Jack of Hearts
Directed byHasse Ekman
Written byHasse Ekman
Lasse Swärd
Based onVärlden utan nåd by Sven Stolpe
StarringHasse Ekman
Hans Strååt
Margareta Fahlén
Eva Dahlbeck
CinematographyHilding Bladh
Edited byLennart Wallén
Music byHåkan von Eichwald
Production
company
Hasse Ekman Film
Distributed bySandrew-Bauman Film
Release date
  • 18 September 1950 (1950-09-18)
Running time
84 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Jack of Hearts (Swedish: Hjärter Knekt) is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Ekman, Hans Strååt, Margareta Fahlén and Eva Dahlbeck.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström.

Plot summary

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Lieutenant Anders Canitz only interests in life are women and horses. He lives on inherited money and has spent all of it. When he finds out that his brother leaves home for a while to meet with an old flame of his, Anders seduces his brothers wife. He breaks hearts, ruin other peoples relationships, lies and cheats with no regrets, or has he?

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Gustafsson p.149

Bibliography

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  • Gustafsson, Fredrik. The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman. Berghahn Books, 2016.
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