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The Red Mantle
The Red Mantle

The Red Mantle

A love as eternal as the midnight sun

Genres

Drama

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Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain Norse king, calms down long enough to establish a truce. He also falls in love with Signe, the daughter of his one-time enemy. Signe's former beau, sizzling with jealousy, breaks the truce and makes it appear that Hagbard was responsible.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

16 January 1967

Country

Denmark

Cast

Oleg Vidov

Oleg Vidov

Hagbard

Gitte Hænning

Gitte Hænning

Signe

Eva Dahlbeck

Eva Dahlbeck

The Queen

Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel

King Hamund's Widow

Lisbeth Movin

Lisbeth Movin

Bengerd

Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer

Bilvis

Håkan Jahnberg

Håkan Jahnberg

Bolvis

Manfred Reddemann

Manfred Reddemann

Hildegisl

Henning Palner

Henning Palner

Hake

Gisli Alfredsson

Gisli Alfredsson

Sigvald

Folmer Rubæk

Folmer Rubæk

Helvin

Borgar Garðarsson

Borgar Garðarsson

Alf

Jörgen Lantz

Jörgen Lantz

King Hammond

Frederik Tharaldsen

Frederik Tharaldsen

Alger

Sisse Reingaard

Sisse Reingaard

Rigmor

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

King Sigvor

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