The Saga of Gosta Berling

The Saga of Gosta Berling Swedish Gsta Berlings saga is a 1924 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller and released by AB Svensk Filmindustri, starring Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist and Greta Garbo in her native breakout role on film. The film is based on the 1891 debut novel of the same name by the Swedish author and Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlf. It is also known as Gosta Berlings Saga, The Story of Gosta Berling and The Atonement of Gosta Berling.

The film was originally released as two parts in Sweden, Gsta Berlings saga del I onMarch 1924, and Gsta Berlings saga del II seven days later. The twopart version was also used in Finland and Norway, but for the rest of the world a shorter, one part export version was made.In 1927 the film was recut, shortening it by almost half the running time. This is the version that was archived for the future. In 1933 a sound version was released theatrically in Stockholm, with the intertext cut out, along with additional cutting and altered chronology for some of the scenes. ........

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