The Great Adventure

Overview

Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Anders Nohrborg

Anders

Kjell Sucksdorff

Kjell

Holger Stockman

Kvast-Emil

Arne Sucksdorff

Father

Amanda Haglund

Grandmother

Annika Ekedahl

Annika

Aina Fritzell

Teacher

Gunnar Sjöberg

Narrator (voice)

Stina Andersson

Erik Bodin