---
title: 'Jerusalem (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bille August'
released: '1996-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 168
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jerusalem-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116696/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jerusalem (1996)

1996 · 168 min · Drama · Sweden


## Synopsis

Jerusalem is a film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 September 1996, directed by Bille August, based on the 1901-1902 two-part novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf. The film, also broadcast as a TV-series, was a Scandinavian co-production headed by Svensk Filmindustri. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august)
- **Screenplay:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august), [Klas Östergren](https://cinepixo.com/people/klas-ostergren)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stefan Nilsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-nilsson)
- **Producer:** [Ingrid Dahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-dahlberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörgen Persson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorgen-persson)
- **Editor:** [Janus Billeskov Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janus-billeskov-jansen)

## Cast

- [Fredrik Ohlsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredrik-ohlsson)
- [Mona Malm](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-malm)
- [Cilla Thorell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cilla-thorell)
- [Lars Engström](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-engstrom)
- [Pernilla August](https://cinepixo.com/people/pernilla-august) as Karin
- [Johan Rabaeus](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-rabaeus)
- [Alba August](https://cinepixo.com/people/alba-august)
- [Douglas Johansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-johansson)
- [Claes Esphagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/claes-esphagen)
- [Björn Granath](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-granath)
- [Ulf Friberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulf-friberg) as Ingmar
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow)
- [Lena Endre](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-endre) as Barbro
- [Reine Brynolfsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/reine-brynolfsson) as Tim
- [Hans Alfredson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-alfredson)

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