Dec 13, 1937
93 min
Full-HD

The Great John Ericsson (1937)

In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and became one of the first builders of locomotives. Despite large debts, he invents the propeller. In 1839 he crosses the Atlantic and builds ships for the US Navy. When the US civil war breaks out, the Federation needs a ship to match the Confederate 'Merrimac' and preventing the Confederation from exporting cotton to Europe. Ericsson builds the 'Monitor', a ship the Federation needs to win the war.

Category

Drama History War

Country

Sweden

Companies

SF Studios

Victor Sjöström

Märta Ekström

Anders Henrikson

Sigurd Wallén

Hilda Borgström

Hasse Ekman

Kotti Chave

Carl Barcklind

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