Harald Handfaste

Overview

Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He becomes the leader of a band of highwaymen and they start dealing with the evil bailiff. However, the bailiff will stop at nothing to catch Handfaste and show the people who is in charge. He even attempts to marry Handfaste's beloved Karin, and when she refuses to subdue, the bailiff decides to execute both her, her father and a monk who has been helping them.

Details

Cast

George Fant

Harald Handfaste

Georg Rydeberg

Von Dotzen

Elsie Albiin

Karin Eghilsdotter

Thor Modéen

Björnram

Gunnar Olsson

Bosse Enöga

Tord Stål

Pater Laurentius

Artur Rolén

Getaskalle

Ragnar Falck

Vesslan

Vera Valdor

Von Dotzen's daughter

Gösta Gustafson

Eghil Sjunnesson

Hanny Schedin

Kersti, Karin's mother

Nils Hallberg

Tjuvaskata, robber

Bengt Eklund

The Bailiff's courtier

Olle Hilding

Harald's father

Wiktor Andersson

Poor peasant

Gunn Wållgren

Peasant woman (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt

Poor farmer (uncredited)

Hampe Faustman

Farmer at feast (uncredited)

Erik Forslund

poor farmer (uncredited)

Gösta Holmström

bailiff (uncredited)