"Lejonjakten" is one of five films (three of which are now lost) that were made by students at the University of Lund, Sweden, as a part of their 1908 carnival. The film is a cruel parody on Danish producer Ole Olsen's "Løvejagten" (1907) which was at the time banned in Denmark (due to the fact that a lion and other animals were actually killed in the film) but shown in Sweden. In the student version two actors dressed up as a lion and a kangaroo get shot by hunters, but the hunters themselves soon get arrested by the police, an allusion to a recent conflict between the students and the local police.
Release Date | May 13, 1908 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Lejonjakten | |
Runtime | 3min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | — | |
Original Language | Swedish | |
Production Countries | Sweden | |
Production Companies | K. O. KrantzLundastudenternas karnevalskommitté |