Karin Mansdotter

The story

Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.

Cast

U Ulla JacobssonKarin Månsdotter J Jarl KulleKing Erik of Sweden U Ulf PalmeGöran Persson S Stig JärrelOlof Gustavsson Stenbock O Olof WidgrenVicar E Erik StrandmarkWelam Welamsson B Bengt BlomgrenMax Å Åke ClaessonSvante Sture P Per OscarssonAnders B Birgitta ValbergQueen U Ulla SjöblomAgda A Aurore PalmgrenGöran Persson's mother

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G Gunnar HellströmBonde J Jan-Erik LindqvistMåns Knekt H Hugo BjörneJohan Persson G Gösta GustafsonKarin's teacher A Arne KällerudKarin's brother K Karl Erik FlensKarin's brother M Margaretha KrookKarin's sister N Naemi BrieseKarin's sister T Tor IsedalAristocrat J John MelinServant T Torsten LilliecronaJon Månsson, guard I Ingvar KjellsonHakon Ladugårdsfogde K Kurt-Olof Sundström I Ingrid Jellart M Marianne Öberg U Ulla Holmberg E Eric von Gegerfelt L Lissi Alandh B Bo Gunnar Eriksson S Sven Holmberg J Jan Kings G Gordon Löwenadler C Curt Pettersson S Sonja Westerbergh M Måns Westfelt C Curt Minimal Åström