The Kingdom of Rye

Name: The Kingdom of Rye
Director: Ivar Johansson
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1929-12-26
Duration: 136 min
Cast: Mathias Taube, Eric Laurent, Märtha Lindlöf, Margit Manstad, Artur Cederborgh

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1929 · 136 min · Romance · Drama · TMDB 7.5/10

Overview

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.

Directed by Ivar Johansson

Cast

Mathias Taube — Mattias Spangar
Eric Laurent — Markus
Märtha Lindlöf — Widow
Margit Manstad — Klara
Artur Cederborgh — Prophet