The Great John Ericsson

Overview

In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and became one of the first builders of locomotives. Despite large debts, he invents the propeller. In 1839 he crosses the Atlantic and builds ships for the US Navy. When the US civil war breaks out, the Federation needs a ship to match the Confederate 'Merrimac' and preventing the Confederation from exporting cotton to Europe. Ericsson builds the 'Monitor', a ship the Federation needs to win the war.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 13, 1937

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

SF Studios

Cast

Victor Sjöström,Olof Winnerstrand,Jussi Björling,Sigurd Wallén,Edvin Adolphson,Marianne Aminoff,Hilda Borgström,Carl Barcklind,Knut Frankman,Anders Henriksonand 6 more

Director

Gustaf Edgren

Writer

Gustaf Edgren,Oscar Rydqvist

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0029068