John Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads (1937): cast, story & where to watch
1937 · Film
Released in 1937, John Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads is a notable film directed by Gustaf Edgren.
What it’s about. 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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- John Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads was released in 1937.