
The Glass-Blower's Children
Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle...
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Movie Details
- Original Title: Glasblåsarns barn
- Genres: Drama, Family
- Release Date: 1998-02-27
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Rating: 5.6/10 (12 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: Audiovisuellt Produksjonsfond, Birkeland Film Company, Eurimages, Mutter Media, Nordic Screen Production AS, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Orrefors, Spice, Svenska Filminstitutet, TV 1000 Sverige, Zentropa Entertainments, Sonet Film AB
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.82
- Languages: Swedish
Cast & Crew

Pernilla August
as Sofia

Stellan Skarsgård
as Albert

Oliver P. Peldius
as Klas

Jasmine Heikura
as Klara

Lena Granhagen
as Flaxa Mildväder

Elin Klinga
as The Empress

Thommy Berggren
as The Emperor

Ann-Cathrin Palme
as Nana

Måns Westfelt
as The Coachman

Ewa Fröling
as Nana (voice)
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The Glass-Blower's Children is a Drama, Family movie directed by . It was released on 1998-02-27.
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The main cast includes Pernilla August, Stellan Skarsgård, Oliver P. Peldius, Jasmine Heikura, Lena Granhagen, .
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The Glass-Blower's Children has an IMDb rating of 5.6/10 based on 12 votes.
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The movie had a production budget of $0 and earned $0 at the box office.
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The soundtrack was composed by Audiovisuellt Produksjonsfond, Birkeland Film Company, Eurimages, Mutter Media, Nordic Screen Production AS, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Orrefors, Spice, Svenska Filminstitutet, TV 1000 Sverige, Zentropa Entertainments, Sonet Film AB. You can listen to it on music streaming platforms.
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The total runtime of The Glass-Blower's Children is 110 minutes.
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