The Great John Ericsson
Overview
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.
About The Great John Ericsson (1937)
Released in 1937, The Great John Ericsson is a drama, history and war film from SF Studios (Sweden). It was directed by Gustaf Edgren and written by Oscar Rydqvist and Gustaf Edgren. The cast is led by Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström, Anders Henrikson, Sigurd Wallén and Hilda Borgström. With a runtime of 1h 33m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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