The Great John Ericsson (1937)
1h 33m
Running Time
December 13, 1937Release Date
The Great John Ericsson (1937)
1h 33m
Running Time
December 13, 1937Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Release DateDecember 13, 1937
Original NameJohn Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
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John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads (Swedish: John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads) is a 1937 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström and Anders Henrikson. It is a biopic of the nineteenth century Swedish engineer and inventor John Ericsson, known for his work in Britain and the United States. The title refers to the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads in the American Civil War, which featured the USS Monitor designed by Ericsson.
It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was produced and distributed by Svensk Filmindustri.