The Blizzard (1923 film)

The Blizzard is a 1923 Swedish drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Einar Hanson, Mary Johnson, Pauline Brunius, and Hugo Björne.

AB Svensk Filmindustri (SF) had initially tried to make a film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's The Tale of a Manor in 1915, and Gustaf Molander had developed a screenplay.

In the early 1920s the plans were revived and the project was given to Mauritz Stiller, who is credited as writer together with the Finnish-Swedish author Alma Söderhjelm.

The screenplay differs from the original story in several regards, and the opening titles call it a "free adaptation" of the novel.

Lagerlöf was however deeply dissatisfied with the liberties Stiller had taken, and the production company had to convince her to not denounce the film publicly.

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Cinematographer Julius Jaenzon , Mauritz Stiller, Mary Johnson, and Einar Hanson during the production of the film