Gustav Vasa (1965)
Gustav Vasa struggles to keep power while dealing with the Dacke War in his own country and his foreign debts.
Top billed cast
Oscar LjungGustav Vasa
Jan MalmsjöPrins Erik
Jan-Erik LindqvistMagister Olaus
Georg ÅrlinHerman Israel
Heinz HopfJakob Israel
Gunnel BroströmDronningen
Ove TjernbergGöran Persson
Dagny SteniusSvärmodern
Hans WahlgrenPrins Johan
Erik HellMåns Nilsson
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