Adalen 31
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bo Widerberg
Peter Schildt
Kerstin Tidelius
Roland Hedlund
Stefan Feierbach
Martin Widerberg
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1931 the workers in a Swedish paper mill in Ådalen go on a 25-week strike for higher pay. The strikers disagree on whether their tactics should remain passive or become violent. Kjell, the son of Harald Andersson, a striker with moderate views, often visits the home of the factory manager because the manager's wife is concerned about Kjell's education, and because he has fallen in love with their daughter Anna. Later, Anna confesses to her mother that she is pregnant by Kjell, and her mother forces her to go to Stockholm for an abortion. As the strike becomes more violent, Harald, who refuses to join the factory owners in bringing in strike-breakers, finds himself an outcast for his non-violent views. At the request of the owners, soldiers arrive in Ådalen to protect the factories. Harald organizes a peaceful demonstration, but the nervous soldiers open fire on the strikers, killing Harald and wounding others. Kjell, dealt a double blow by Anna's departure and by the death of his father, assumes his position as head of the family.
Director
Bo Widerberg
Cast
Peter Schildt
Kerstin Tidelius
Roland Hedlund
Stefan Feierbach
Martin Widerberg
Marie De Geer
Anita Björk
Olof Bergström
Jonas Bergström
Olle Björling
Pierre Lindstedt
Tommy Malmström
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Released in Sweden in May 1969 as Ådalen 31; running time: 114 min (cut from 125 min).
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Five Best Foreign Language Films by the 1969 National Board of Review.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 1969
Released in United States September 1969
Shown at New York Film Festival September 19 & 20, 1969.
Techniscope
Released in United States Fall October 1969
Released in United States September 1969 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 19 & 20, 1969.)
