

Gustav Vasa
1965-09-06 · 152 min · ★ 8.0
Gustav Vasa struggles to keep power while dealing with the Dacke War in his own country and his foreign debts.
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- Directors
- Henrik Dyfverman
- Production companies
- SVT
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
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Oscar LjungGustav Vasa
Jan MalmsjöPrins Erik
Jan-Erik LindqvistMagister Olaus
Georg ÅrlinHerman Israel
Heinz HopfJakob Israel
Gunnel BroströmDronningen
Ove TjernbergGöran Persson
Dagny SteniusSvärmodern
Hans WahlgrenPrins Johan
Erik HellMåns Nilsson
Mona Dan-BergmanHustru Nilsson
John ElfströmAnders Persson
Siegfried FischerIngel Hansson
Peter LindgrenNils i Söderby
Jan BlombergMagister Stig
Lena GranhagenAgda
Anne KulleKarin
Emy StormKristina
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