Den Røde Kappe (Hagbard and Signe) (The Red Mantle) (1968)
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The mountain slopes of Iceland are shown to excellent advantage in the Scandinavian epic Hagbard and Signe. The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard calms down long… More The mountain slopes of Iceland are shown to excellent advantage in the Scandinavian epic Hagbard and Signe. The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard calms down long enough to establish a truce. He also falls in love with Signe (Gitte Haenning), daughter of his onetime enemy. Signe's former beau, sizzling with jealousy, breaks the truce and makes it appear that Hagbard was responsible. The young prince escapes, but returns disguised as a woman to his beloved Signe. Thanks to a treacherous handmaiden, both lovers are imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Rather than undergo this final ignominy, Hagbard and Signe enter into a suicide pact. A Danish/ Swedish/ Icelandic coproduction, Hagbard and Signe was released throughout Scandinavia as Den Rode Kappe, Den Rodda Kappan and Rautha Skikkjan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gabriel Axel
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 16, 1967 Wide
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Cast
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Gitte Hænning
as Signe
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Oleg Vidov
as Hagbard
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Gunnar Bjornstrand
as King Sigvor
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Eva Dahlbeck
as The Queen
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Lisbeth Movin
as Bengerd
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Johannes Meyer
as Bilvis
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George Haentzchel
as Signe
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Birgitte Federspiel
as King Hamund's widow
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Hakan Jahnberb
as Bolvis
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Manfred Reddemann
as Hildegisl
- Poul Reichhardt
- Henning Palner
