Ride Tonight! (Swedish: Rid i natt) is a 1942 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Oscar Ljung, Gerd Hagman and Eva Dahlbeck. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel Ride This Night by Vilhelm Moberg. The film, like the original novel, alluded directly to events in occupied Europe during the Second World War and helped to bolster anti-Nazi sentiment in neutral Sweden.[1]

Ride Tonight!
Eva Dahlbeck during filming
Directed byGustaf Molander
Written byVilhelm Moberg (novel)
Gustaf Molander
Produced byHarald Molander
StarringLars Hanson
Oscar Ljung
Gerd Hagman
Eva Dahlbeck
Hilda Borgström
CinematographyÅke Dahlqvist
Edited byOscar Rosander
Music byJules Sylvain
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Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 23 November 1942 (1942-11-23)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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In 17th century southern Sweden, a peasant uprising takes place against German landowners.

Partial cast

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References

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  1. ^ Winkel & Welch p.271

Bibliography

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  • Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David. Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of the Third Reich. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
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