Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.
Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.
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Restoration of this film was made possible
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Sir Arne's Treasure
a winter ballad in five acts
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Sets and wardrove created and supervised by Axel Esbensen
Chief engineer: Mats Lindberg
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Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
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a production of Svensk Filmindustri
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During the reign of king Johan III a bitterly cold winter swept over Sweden,
the likes of which had never been seen in living memory.
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The king discovered a conspiracy among his Scottish mercenary troops.
The soldiers of fortune were ordered to leave, and were kept under guard
until crossing the border.
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Their leaders were bold and fearless men.
They were arrested and sent to the tower.
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Sir Philip... Eric Stocklassa
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Sir Donald... Bror Berger
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...and the youngest,
Sir Archie... Richard Lund
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As long as they remained within the bounds of Swedish rule,
they dare not reveal their identities. They donned rough hides
and claimed to be journeyman tanners, roaming the country
in search of work.
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...and by the time they reached the border,
they were completely famished.
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In those days, in Marstrand, there lived an impoverished fish hawker,
a man known as Torarin. Most of his time was spent on the road
selling salted and dried fish.
Torarin... Axel Nilson
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"I have had great news today, Grim. The sea has frozen over.
Not only the bays and sounds -- but quite far out to sea."
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"Since we will pass by the vicarage at Solberga, we could stop there
and ask if the ice will bear our weight all the way to Marstrand."
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Generally, the dog was still and merely blinked at his master words.
But when he heard something that displeased him, he climbed on
top of the load they carried, pointed his nose skyward, and howled.
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"Dear dog, what do you have against Solberga?
Have we not many times swung past the vicarage
to pay visit to Sir Arne?"
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At the vicarage - the state known as Solberga - the vicar, Sir Arne,
ate his supper in the company of his housefolk.
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The vicar was an old man who retained
his dignity and vigor.
Sir Arne... Hjalmar Selander
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While the years had not been kind to his wife.
The vicar's wife... Concordia Selander
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Seated on the other side of Sir Arne was the curate.
Curate... Gösta Gustafson
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At the far end of the table were Sir Arne's niece, Berghild,
and her foster sister Elsalill, an orphan taken in by the vicar's household.
Elsalill... Mary Johnson
Berghild... Wanda Rothgardt
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The only person present not belonging to the household
was Torarin...
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...and his gaze kept returning to the iron-clad chest at the foot
of the four-poster bed. This is were Sir Arne stored a fortune
in silver coins, and it was said they filled the chest to the very brim.
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Though Torarin was a man of little means, he had no desire to possess
this fortune, for he had heard that Sir Arne had taken the money from
the large monasteries that once flourished in this country and that
the old monks had prophesied that the money would bring ill-fortune.
#28
"Why are they sharpening knives over at Branehög?"
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"Tell me, why are they sharpening such long knives
over at Branehög on this very night?"
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"Do you not hear the scraping and filing?
Do you not hear the hissing and squealing?"
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"How can you hear them sharpening knives over at Branehög?
That estate is miles away. Pray let us finish our supper.
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Act II
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That very evening a banquet was held
at the inn at Branehög...
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...and all the townspeople were invited.
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"The old saying holds true:
The closest neighbor is the last to arrive."
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"I'll still see them in my mind's eye -- sharpening their knives.
God only knows what they plan."
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"Fortunately the lady vicar's vision was no more ominous
than a few journeyman tanners preparing the tools of their trade."
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Long after mignight, a few men left the inn at Branehög
in order to saddle their horses and return home.
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"Come out! Come out!
The vicarage is on fire!"
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"Last night Sir Arne and his entire household were murdered
by three men... who entered the house though the smoke-hole
in the roof.. men dressed in rough hides."
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"Sir Arne's horse is gone... and so is the sleigh!"
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Act III
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The impoverished young maid, the sole survivor of the bloodbath,
was taken by Torarin to come live with him and his mother
in their cottage.
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Torarin's cottage was situated at the highest
point of the island --
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-- and all the Scottish mercenaries, mariners and fishermen, locked in
by the ice at Marstrand, used to pass by his cottage on their way
to see if the sea had begun to cast off its blanket of ice.
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Often were the times Elsalill gazed upon those who passed by.
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She would ponder how blessed they were, to have something
to look forward to. She yearned for nothing on earth.
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"I am not wealthy enough, Elsalill, to feed and clothe you--
so that you may remain idle and nurture your grief."
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"Oh, Mother Katri! The last to be slain was my foster sister.
She pleaded for mercy, but one of the men stabbed her
in the heart."
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"Had I not hidden behind a wall, I would be
with my dear foster sister now!"