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The Great Adventure
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The Great Adventure

1953-09-28 · 94 min · ★ 7.0

Adventure · Family · Drama

Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

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Directors
Arne Sucksdorff
Production companies
Arne Sucksdorff Filmproduktion
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

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Anders NohrborgAnders
Kjell SucksdorffKjell
Holger StockmanKvast-Emil
Arne SucksdorffArne SucksdorffFather
Amanda HaglundGrandmother
Annika EkedahlAnnika
Aina FritzellTeacher
Gunnar SjöbergGunnar SjöbergNarrator (voice)
Stina Andersson
Erik Bodin
Sigvard Kihlgren
Tryggve Thyselius

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