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Skna Helena Beautiful Helen is a Swedish musical film of 1951 directed by Gustaf Edgren, and based loosely on the story and music of the opra bouffe La belle Hlne. It was director Gustaf Edgrens last film and stars Max Hansen and Eva Dahlbeck.

Max Hansen had appeared in Max Reinhardts Berlin production of La Belle Hlne alongside Jarmila Novotn in 1930, and in 1944 he played Menelaus at the Royal Stockholm Opera for full houses over 150 performances opposite Hjrdis Schymberg as Helena. In 1952 Hansen would record a set of selections from the operetta with Elisabeth Sderstrm, Arne Andersson and Hasse Funck, conducted by Sune Waldimir on the Musica label SK 198545.The filming of Skna Helena started around May 1950 and was completed by the middle of July. An Arcadian quayside was built around the jetty at Stensunds dockyard, while other sets were constructed in and around Sandrews studios at Grdet in Stockholm. ........

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