The Great Adventure
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 12
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Edited by Arne SucksdorffScored by Lars Erik Larsson
Also known as
- Erlebnisse am Seede
- The Great Adventureen
- La gran aventuraes
- La Grande Aventurefr
- La meravigliosa avventurait
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Cast & Crew
12 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anders Nohrborg
as Anders
Kjell Sucksdorff
as Kjell
Arne Sucksdorff
as Father
Gunnar Sjoberg
as Narrator (Anders as an adult)
Luis Van Rooten
as Narrator (Anders as an adult) (U.S. version)
Holger Stockman
as Kvast-Emil
Amanda Haglund
as Grandmother
Annika Ekedahl
as Annika
Aina Fritzell
as Teacher
Stina Andersson
as Mother
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2Producers
1Other crew
2Parents Guide
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