| Turn of the Century | |
| Director: | Gunnar Olsson |
| Based On: | Slätten by Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson |
| Starring: | Edvard Persson Stina Hedberg Marianne Gyllenhammar |
| Music: | Alvar Kraft |
| Editing: | Gösta Bjurman |
| Studio: | Europa Film |
| Distributor: | Europa Film |
| Runtime: | 114 minutes |
| Country: | Sweden |
Turn of the Century (Swedish: När seklet var ungt) is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg and Marianne Gyllenhammar.[1] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios and on location around Viken and Lessebo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.
At the beginning of the twentieth century in Scania a large-scale farmer hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment among the locals. At the same time a new schoolteacher arrives with socialist leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the squire.