Hagbard and Signe

Based On the book by Saxo Grammaticus

Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle (Danish: Den røde kappe, Swedish: Den röda kappan, Icelandic: Rauða skikkjan) is a 1967 internationally co-produced drama film based on the story of Hagbard and Signy from the twelfth-century work Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Gitte Hænning. The film was shot in Iceland, with interiors built and filmed in Nacka, Sweden.

Summary: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Release date:

January 16, 1967

Director:

Gabriel Axel

Cast:

Oleg Vidov, Birgitte Federspiel, Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Björnstrand

Genre:

Drama, Medieval

Country:

Sweden, Iceland, Denmark

Language:

Icelandic

Year page:

1967 in adaptations