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directed by Rolf Husberg and starring

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and

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.Qvist & Von Bagh p.121 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Rolf Bakken *

as Sigrid Bakken *

as Jockum * Barbro Nordin as Solveig Moen * Willie Sjöberg as Harald Björhus * Axel Högel as Hagen, priest *

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as Gudrun *

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as Tove Ericsen *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * ''The Lady Becomes ...

as Håkan Haraldsen *

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as Kåre * Svea Holst as Inga Björhus * Karin Högel as Brita Hagen *

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as Sten *

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as Gunnar Björhus *

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as Nielsen *

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as Gammel-Kerstin *

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as Mrs. Hansen *

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as Lukas, 'Tröj' *

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as Per Haraldsen *

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as Waitress at Hotel Lofoten * Eric Laurent as Priest in Svolvær

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1949 films Swedish drama films 1949 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Rolf Husberg Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub