Johan (film)

Johan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMauritz Stiller
Screenplay byMauritz Stiller
Arthur Nordén
Based onJohan
by Juhani Aho
StarringMathias Taube
Jenny Hasselquist
Urho Somersalmi
Hildegard Harring
CinematographyHenrik Jaenzon
Production
company
Distributed byAB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå
Release date
  • 28 February 1921 (1921-02-28)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesSilent
Swedish intertitles

Johan (also known as Troubled Waters or Rapids of Life) is a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller, based on the 1911 novel Johan by Juhani Aho. It tells the story of a young girl, married to an older farmer, who elopes with a handsome stranger, crossing dangerous rapids on a small boat in the process.