The Freethinker

Directed by Saman Ali, Hedvig Blidberg, and Eva Bowden
1994    4h 36m    Not Rated
History, Biography, Drama
7.480%
"Fritänkaren" is an immersive 274-minute documentary exploring the tumultuous life of playwright August Strindberg. Crafted over two years in a collaborative journey, it blends intimate storytelling with ground-breaking cinematic techniques, revealing his enduring legacy.
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Cast of The Freethinker
  • Anders MattssonAugust Strindberg
  • Lena SettervallSiri von Essen
  • Roland BorgströmCarl-Oskar Strindberg
  • Ingela BergerUlrika Eleonora Strindberg
  • Torsten FöllingerAugust Strindberg (Old)
  • Mikael RubbestadAugust Strindberg (12 Years Old)
  • Emil ErikssonAugust Strindberg (7 Years Old)
  • Karin RubbestadEva Karlsson
  • Camilla LindbergKarin Strindberg (14 Years Old)
  • Karin JanssonKarin Strindberg (8 Years Old)
  • Sofi HoltGreta Strindberg (6 Years Old)
  • Jonas HoltHans Strindberg (4 Years Old)
  • Karin HagåsAnn Marie
  • Göran BollCarl-Gustaf Wrangel
  • Sofia BjörnstedtSofia in de Betou
  • Lina SvanbergIna Forstén
  • Rune JacobssonPer Staaff
  • Berit BornecrantzAnne Charlotte Leffler
  • Maria BångAlfhild Agrell
  • Råger WilsonAxel Lundegård
  • Mats KempeHjalmar Branting
  • Daniel NorbäckTor Hedberg
  • Ralph M. FleischerOscar Levertin
  • Annmari KastrupWilhelmina
  • Magnus ErikssonSurveyor
  • Arne JohnsonPoliceman
  • Mats ErikssonRosqvist
  • Roland BolinCaptain
  • Tomas LundvikBureaucrat
  • Margaretha BjörkmanProtester
  • Carl-Magnus ÅkerlundProtester
  • Erik ÅkerlundProtester
  • Torbjörn StenmarkProtester
  • Fredrik HeurlinProtester
  • Ann DurojProtester
  • Peter LindnérPoliceman
  • Ulf AnderssonPoliceman
  • Peter WatkinsPoliceman
  • Hans Wilhelm LöwgrenCritic
  • Staffan SöderholmCritic
  • Staffan LennströmCritic
  • Lars WesterCritic
  • Niklas WestergrenCritic
  • Torbjörn CederqvistPub Discusser
  • Jan GustavssonPub Discusser
  • Bengt JosefssonPub Discusser
  • Ulf LandergrenPub Discusser
  • Margret LundvikPub Discusser
  • Ellen ForslundPub Discusser
  • Barbro BjörkmanEmigrant
  • Gösta JurdellEmigrant
  • Mats LindbergEmigrant
  • Etel LundströmEmigrant
  • Evilina LundströmEmigrant
  • Lisa LundströmEmigrant
  • Annika WesterhultEmigrant
  • Kristina BrantConstruction Worker
  • George HäggvikConstruction Worker
  • Lisen HäggvikConstruction Worker
  • Arne JärnebergConstruction Worker
  • Taisto KirjavainenConstruction Worker
  • Ellinor LundvikConstruction Worker
  • Matias HenrikssonAnton Stuxberg
  • Kerstin HarrisonSiri's Girlfriend
  • Mattias KnaveCarl Larsson
  • Pia BergendahlHelena Frankenfeldt
  • Lena NilsenGurli Åberg
  • Anna KåstedtMaid
  • Pia AnderssonMarie David
  • Marianne EngströmSofie Holten
  • Magnus StefansonVille Walgren
  • Sven Arne SvanbergCarl Nordström
  • Lisskulla Moltke-HoffLise
  • Sabine BurgwedelKarin Larsson
  • Pierre StahreThe Stranger
  • Krister HenrikssonThe Major
  • Gunilla AbrahamssonLaura
  • Max LundqvistMaster Olof
  • Jaquiline RamelKristina
  • Anders PalmGert
  • Nina Carlheim-GyllenskjöldInterrogator at the Orionteatern
  • Jan DalbergInterrogator at the Orionteatern
  • Yasmine GarbiHarriet Bosse
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