The Lion Hunt Trailer (1908)

13 May 1908 Comedy 3 mins

"Lejonjakten" is one of five films (three of which are now lost) that were made by students at the University of Lund, Sweden, as a part of their 1908 carnival. The film is a cruel parody on Danish producer Ole Olsen's "Løvejagten" (1907) which was at the time banned in Denmark (due to the fact that a lion and other animals were actually killed in the film) but shown in Sweden. In the student version two actors dressed up as a lion and a kangaroo get shot by hunters, but the hunters themselves soon get arrested by the police, an allusion to a recent conflict between the students and the local police.

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Cast

Gustaf Lundskog as Animal

Per Olsson as Hunter

Torsten Rietz as Animal

E.G. Sjögren as Hunter

International Titles

Lejonjakten: Egen sensationell originalfilm à la Edison Trailer

International Releases Dates

Sweden 13 May 1908

Production Companies

K. O. Krantz

Lundastudenternas karnevalskommitté

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