Kråkguldet

Kråkguldet
Genre	Thriller (for children)
Created by	Leif Kranz Olle Mattsson
Starring	Staffan Hallerstam Stefan Feierbach Maria Lindberg Helena Reuterblad Arne Källerud Åke Grönberg
Opening theme	"Balladen om kråkguldet" by Thorstein Bergman
Country of origin	Sweden
Language(s)	Swedish
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Olle Nordemar
Location(s)	Grythyttan, Västmanland
Running time	27 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s)	Nord Art AB Sveriges Radio
Broadcast
Original channel	Sveriges Radio
Original airing	1969

Kråkguldet (Crows Gold) is a Swedish television drama serial from 1969, directed by Leif Kranz and Olle Mattsson.

Plot synopsis

The story takes place during the weeks before Christmas, in the small mining town of fictitious Granhyttan in Bergslagen, Sweden. One day a suspicious couple, Signe and Orvar, arrives in the small town and retires in an abandoned hut. Nobody knows what they up to; but strange things starts to happen as Staffan finds a gold nugget while playing in a disused mine at the Kråkberget Mountain during a skiing trip with his schoolmates. Staffan believes the nugget is a part of Skarp-Erik's gold, as his grandpa had told exciting stories about. The news about the gold discovery spread quickly and Staffan and his friends are soon pursued by curious schoolmates, school staff and also the mysterious strangers. All this happens as the students are rehearsing for the nativity play before Christmas break.

About the serial

Each part of the series begin with a brief synopsis by Tore Lindwall, who also played Staffan's grandfather. The main recording site was Grythyttan in Västmanland. The series premiered in 1969, and has been shown in the replay several times, including February–March 1976, June–July 1986 and December 1993-January 1994.

Sound track

• Open theme: "Balladen om kråkguldet" ("Balade of Crows Gold") by Leif Krantz (lyrics), and Thorstein Bergman (music).

• Music and songs for the nativity play, by Bo-Erik Gyberg:
  • "Vi har kommit ifrån ö-öster, följt en stjärna natten lång ..." ("We have come from the east, followed a star all night ...");
  • "Herodes han hade sitt skattkammar' full ..." ("Herod he had his treasure chambers full..."); and
  • "Herdarna ute på ängen ..." ("Shepherds out on the meadow ...").

British showing

The series was imported by the BBC and translated into English as Gold on Crow Mountain. It was shown twice, from 3 November-8 December 1971 and again from 31 March-5 May 1973.

Episodes

• Episode 1: Farligt område (Original Air Date: November 29, 1969)
• Episode 2: Huvet på ett fat (Original Air Date: December 6, 1969)
• Episode 3: Ingen dager synes än' (Original Air Date: December 13, 1969)
• Episode 4: Jägare och villebråd (Original Air Date: December 20, 1969)
• Episode 5: Dags för Herodes (Original Air Date: December 25, 1969)
• Episode 6: Skarp-Eriks skatt (Original Air Date: December 27, 1969)

Sources

• Kråkguldet, Internet Movie Database

External links

• Kråkguldet at the Internet Movie Database