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A Swedish drama from 1939 about the social and political developments in Sweden from 1885 until the dissolution of the union in 1905. The year is 1885, Christina Nilsson sings "Fourteen years I believe certain that I was" in the Grand Hotel's Great Hall . She also sings from the balcony of the hotel and the panic arising among listeners outside the hotel. In Norway, talks about the dissolution of the Union and the Swedish socialists with Hjalmar Branting (Victor Sjöström) is in the lead for independence.

Victor Sjöström

(Hjalmar Branting)

Sigurd Wallén

(Kalle Lundgren)

Bengt Djurberg

(Johan Dahlberg)

Solveig Hedengran

(Elin Dahlberg)

Leif Amble-Næss

(Harald Bothner)

Marianne Aminoff

(Eva)

Carl Apolloff

(Victomte de Soto Maior)

Carl Barcklind

(Semmy Rubenson)

Sven Bergvall

(Christian Lundeberg)

Tord Bernheim

(Hilding Nihlén)

Gunnar Björnstrand

(August Palm's Associate)

Rune Carlsten

(Karl Staaff)

Gösta Cederlund

(Curry Treffenberg)

Georg Fernqvist

(Berns)

Ulla Hodell

(Eva as young girl)

Karl Holter

(Henrik Thygesen)

Åke Johansson

(Helge Thygesen)

Gun-Mari Kjellström

(Eva as baby)

David Knudsen

(Jørgen Løvland)

Sigval Kvam

(Edvard Hagerup Bull)

Arne Lindblad

(August Palm)

Ingela Lundstedt

(Sigrid Bergström)

Georg Løkkeberg

(Christian Thygesen)

Hjalmar Meissner

(August Meissner)

Thor Modéen

(Lindkvist)

Willy Peters

(Per Albin Hansson)

Olof Sandborg

(King Oscar II)

Ingolf Schanche

(Christian Michelsen)

Stina Ståhle

(Christina Nilsson)

Carin Swensson

(Hulda Malmström)

Karl-Magnus Thulstrup

(Crown Prince Gustav)

Ragnar Widestedt

(Fredrik Wachtmeister)

Emmy Albiin

(Old Woman)

Artur Cederborgh

(Paul Petter Waldenström)

Hartwig Fock

(Worker)

Åke Grönberg

(Worker)

Oscar Heurlin

(Waiter)

Olle Hilding

(Chess Player)

Axel Högel

(Andrakammarriksdagsman)

Ludde Juberg

(Lars Stendahl)

Knut Lambert

(Secretary)

Anna Olin

(Midwife)

Siri Olson

(Waitress)

Hanny Schedin

(Stina, barnjungfru)

Georg Skarstedt

(Secretary)

Åke Uppström

(News Vendor)

Olov Wigren

(Chess Player)

Arthur Fischer

Ernst Brunman

Valborg Svensson

Gunnar Almqvist

Carl Ericson

Folke Algotsson

Otto Adelby

Gunnar Olram

Asbjørn Toms Larsen

Yngve Nyqvist

Frithiof Hedvall

Richard Lindström

Victor Thorén

John Sandling

Nils Hultgren

Erik Johansson

David Erikson

Estery Ericsson

John Hilke

Manetta Ryberg

Eric Magnusson

Oscar Åberg

Alice Müller

Åke Brodin

Knut Frankman

Gottfrid Holde

Axel Lagerberg

Helge Karlsson

Hugo Tranberg

Oscar Törnblom