Karin Månsdotter
Karin Månsdotter
Overview
Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.
Cast
Ulla Jacobsson
Jarl Kulle
Ulf Palme
Stig Järrel
Olof Widgren
Erik Strandmark
Bengt Blomgren
Åke Claesson
Per Oscarsson
Birgitta Valberg
Ulla Sjöblom
Aurore Palmgren
Gunnar Hellström
Jan-Erik Lindqvist
Hugo Björne
Gösta Gustafson
Arne Källerud
Karl Erik Flens
Margaretha Krook
Naemi Briese
Tor Isedal
John Melin
Torsten Lilliecrona
Ingvar Kjellson
Crew
Bibi Lindström
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Nykvist
Eric Nordemar
Rune Waldekranz
Sture Höglund
Alf Sjöberg
Lille Bror Söderlundh
August Strindberg
Ulrika Friberger
