''Iris and the Lieutenant'' ( sv, Iris och löjtnantshjärta) is a 1946 Swedish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment ...
and starring
Mai Zetterling
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor.
Early life
Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at D ...
,
Alf Kjellin and
Åke Claesson
Åke Claesson (2 July 1889 – 29 May 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962.
Selected filmography
* ''Två konungar'' (1925) - Carl Michael Bellman
* '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) - Carl Michae ...
.
The film boosted Zetterling's international profile. Shortly afterwards she moved to Britain to make ''
Frieda'' (1947).
The film is adapted from a 1934 novel by the same title, written by
Olle Hedberg
Carl Olof "Olle" Hedberg (31 May 1899, Norrköping, Sweden – 20 September 1974, Verveln, Östergötland, Sweden) was a Swedish author.
Hedberg is known as a probing satirist of the middle class and conventional world in general. His first ...
.
Cast
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Mai Zetterling
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor.
Early life
Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at D ...
as Iris Mattson, mrs Asp's maid.
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Alf Kjellin as Robert Motander, the lieutenant.
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Åke Claesson
Åke Claesson (2 July 1889 – 29 May 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962.
Selected filmography
* ''Två konungar'' (1925) - Carl Michael Bellman
* '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) - Carl Michae ...
as Oscar Motander, Robert's father.
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Holger Löwenadler
Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...
as Baltzar Motander, Robert's brother.
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Margareta Fahlén
Gerd ''Margareta'' Fahlén (8 June 1918 – October 28, 1978) was a Swedish actress.
Biography
Fahlén grew up in Uppsala. After she finished her studies, she moved to Stockholm to work; in parallel with her work, she began pursuing her inter ...
as Greta Motander, Baltzar's wife.
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Ingrid Borthen
Ingrid Borthen (1913–2001) was a Norwegian-born Swedish stage and film actress. Goble p.271 She was involved with the Dramatist Studio of Sweden in Stockholm. She was married to the actor Ulf Johanson.
Selected filmography
* '' The Family Sec ...
as Malin 'Mary' Wallbeck, Robert's half-sister.
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Einar Axelsson
Einar Axelsson (February 25, 1895–October 30, 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography
Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journali ...
as Frans Wallbeck, Mary's husband.
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Gull Natorp
Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid
* ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...
as Ebba Asp, Robert's aunt.
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Stig Järrel
Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...
as Harald Montander, Robert's cousin.
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Peter Lindgren as Svante Montander, Roberts cousin.
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Magnus Kesster
Magnus Kesster (29 July 1901 – 15 April 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''The Pale Count'' (1937)
* ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937)
* ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (1938 ...
as Emil Gustell.
References
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1946 films
Swedish drama films
1940s Swedish-language films
1946 drama films
Swedish black-and-white films
Films directed by Alf Sjöberg
Films based on Swedish novels
Films scored by Lars-Erik Larsson
1940s Swedish films
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