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The Firebird is a film of genre Drama directed by Hasse Ekman with Georg Rydeberg
The Firebird (1952)
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Add to a movie listThe Firebird (Swedish: Eldfågeln, Italian: L'uccello di fuoco) is a 1952 Swedish-Italian film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film is inspired by The Red Shoes by Powell and Pressburger.
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A famous Italian tenor gets an offer to make a guest appearance in Sweden but is unwilling to go. Until he sees a Swedish dance film with the beautiful ballerina Linda Corina. He travels to the Royal Opera in Stockholm and falls in love with her. And so a passionate and colourful drama begins.Actors
Georg Rydeberg
(Jascha Sacharowitch)
Eva Henning
(Alice Lund)
Bengt Blomgren
(Frank)
Åke Falck
(Spinky)
Gull Natorp
(Tilda)
Gerd Andersson
(Dancer)
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