The Tales of Ensign Stål (film)

The Tales of Ensign Stål (Swedish: Fänrik Ståls sägner) is a 1926 Swedish historical war film directed by John W. Brunius and starring John Ericsson, Edvin Adolphson and Olga Andersson. It is based on the epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål by nineteenth century writer Johan Ludvig Runeberg set during the Finnish War during the Napoleonic Era in which Sweden lost the Finland to the Russian Empire. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. It was released in two parts.

Cast

 * Edvin Adolphson as 	Col. Georg Karl von Döbeln
 * Olga Andersson as 	Lady von Schwerin
 * Hugo Björne as von Schwerin
 * Artur Cederborgh as 	Peasant
 * Thor Christiernsson as Lode
 * Carl Deurell as Maj. Otto von Fieandt
 * Anita Dorr as 	Karin
 * Leopold Edin as 	Van Suchtelen
 * Arvid Enström as 	Spelt
 * John Ericsson as 	Lt. Stål
 * Josef Fischer as Jägerhorn
 * Einar Fröberg as Klingspor
 * Ida Gawell-Blumenthal as 	Lotta Svärd
 * Fredrik Gjerdrum as 	Cronstedt
 * Vilhelm Hansson as 	Drufva
 * Thure Holm as 	Von Törne
 * Helge Karlsson as Munter
 * Axel Lagerberg as 	Wibelius
 * Sven Lindström as 	Löwenhielm
 * Alfred Lundberg as 	Af Klercker
 * Thor Modéen as 	Johan August Sandels
 * Adolf Niska as 	Jakob Petrovitsh Kulnev
 * Nils Ohlin as Wilhelm von Schwerin
 * Gustav Ranft as 	Col. von Essen
 * Edit Rolf as 	Inga
 * Carl-Michael Runeberg as 	Johan Ludvig Runeberg
 * Axel Slangus as 	Sven Dufva
 * Oscar Textorius as 	Von Buxhovden
 * Nils Wahlbom as 	Maj. Gen. Adlercreutz
 * Anna-Lisa Wallin as 	Mrs. af Enehielm
 * Anders Wikman as Captain af Enehielm