Ett farligt frieri (1919): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1919, Ett farligt frieri is a komödie, drama and liebesfilm film directed by Rune Carlsten, running about 65 minutes. “Folkkomedi i 4 akter” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The farmer Knut Husaby has a daughter, Aslaug, who is the most beautiful girl in the village. Many boys are after her, but Knut and his two sons drive them away, if they come too close to the farm. Aslaug is secretly in love with Tore Naesset. But he is only a smallholder's son, and when he asks for Aslaug's hand, her father just laughs at him. Instead her father wants Aslaug to marry Ola Thormundson, a gawky boy, who is the son of the wealthiest farmer in the village. Aslaug brings her family's cattle to the Husaby summer farm up in the mountain. Only one road leads to the summer farm, and it passes right by the main farm. When Tore returns from a visit to Aslaug in the mountains, Knut and his sons beat him black and blue. As it's impossible for him to use the road anymore, Tore has to figure out another way to go to Aslaug. Next Saturday he crosses the fiord in a rowing-boat. He stops at a fifty meter high wall of rock, and starts climbing it, hoping to reach Aslaug at the top.

Who’s in it. Ett farligt frieri stars Lars Hanson as Tore Naesset, Gull Cronvall as Aslaug, Theodor Blich as Knut Husaby and Hjalmar Peters as Thormund, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Ett farligt frieri has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ett farligt frieri page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ett farligt frieri tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.