The Great John EricssonMovie
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
The Great John Ericsson is a 1937 drama, history, war movie directed by Gustaf Edgren.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 33m, production credits from Sweden, an original language code of SV.
The credited cast includes Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström, Anders Henrikson, Sigurd Wallén. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
