''Nightmare'' (Swedish: ''Nattmara'') is a 1965 Swedish

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was '' Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happine ...

and starring

Ulla Jacobsson Ulla Jacobsson (23 May 1929 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. She had the lead role in One Summer of Happiness (1951) and played the only female speaking role in the film '' Zulu'' (1964). Early life Jacobsson was born in Mölndal, ...

Gunnar Hellström Gunnar Hellström (6 December 1928 – 28 November 2001) was a Swedish actor and director. Partial filmography * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1950) - Young Man in Restaurant * '' U-Boat 39'' (1952) - Harriet's Escort * '' She Came Like the Wind ...

and Sven Lindberg.Qvist & Von Bagh p.84 It was shot at the

Råsunda Studios Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. History Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish architect ...

in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.

Cast

as Maj Berg *

as Per Berg * Sven Lindberg as Police Capt. Peter Storm *

Mimi Pollak Maria Helena "Mimi" Pollak (9 April 1903 – 11 August 1999) was a Swedish actress and theatre director. Biography Maria Helena Pollak was born in Karlstad, Värmland to Austrian-Jewish parents and was trained in the performing arts at th ...

as Anna Söderblom * Mona Malm as Pia Bolt *

Tord Peterson Tord Peterson (21 April 1926 – 11 January 2021) was a Swedish actor. From 1953 onwards, he appeared in more than 80 films and television shows. Peterson died in January 2021, at the age of 94. Selected filmography * ''The Hard Game'' (1956) ...

as Max Eriksson-Berg *

Ingrid Backlin Ingrid Backlin (née Michaelsson) (born 16 May 1920 in Stockholm, died 24 February 2013) was a Swedish actress. Backlin made her film acting debut in 1940 in ''Snurriga familjen'' by Ivar Johansson, and would later participate in more than 30 f ...

as Elsa Johansson *

Christina Carlwind Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Chr ...

as Eva Jansson *

Rune Halvarsson ''Rune'' Enok Halvarsson (30 July 1911 – 3 August 1969) was a Swedish actor. Halvarsson appeared in over 30 films between 1939 and 1965. When Walt Disney's ''Fun and Fancy Free'' (1947) was dubbed into Swedish Halvarsson gave his voice t ...

as Erik Boman *

Marianne Karlbeck Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in ...

as Berta Larsson * Birger Lensander as Messenger

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1965 films Swedish thriller films 1960s thriller films 1960s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Mattsson 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub