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His Lord's Will
His Lord's Will

His Lord's Will

Genres

Comedy

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A series of family entanglements develop around the changing will of Roger Bernhuses de Sars (Karl Mantzius), who wants his heritage to go to his illegitimate daughter Blenda (Greta Almroth). But love and fate also plays their cards. One of the most surprising films of Sjöström, close to Stroheim and some of the silent comedies of Lubitsch. Belonging to the golden age of Swedish film, this comedy offers one of the earliest explorations of the relationship between masters and servants on the screen, later developed by French masters like Renoir and Guitry. After acting in the diptych of Thomas Graal, Sjöström shows that he also dominates the “light genre” as director.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

03 November 1919

Country

Sweden

Cast

Carl Browallius

Carl Browallius

Wickberg

Greta Almroth

Greta Almroth

Blenda

Karl Mantzius

Karl Mantzius

His Lordship Roger Bernhuses de Sars

Tyra Dörum

Tyra Dörum

Mrs. Enberg

Georg Blickingberg

Georg Blickingberg

Toni

Semmy Friedmann

Semmy Friedmann

Jacob

Augusta Lindberg

Augusta Lindberg

Mrs. Hyltenius

Sture Baude

Sture Baude

Roger Hyltenius

Nils Aréhn

Nils Aréhn

Mayor Bjoerner

Josua Bengtson

Josua Bengtson

Jonsson

Sigurd Wallén

Sigurd Wallén

School Inspector

Carl Borin

Carl Borin

Teacher

Emil Fjellström

Emil Fjellström

Mailman

Olof Ås

Olof Ås

Farmhand

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