''Woman of Darkness'' or ''The Yngsjö Murder'' (Swedish: ''Yngsjömordet'') is a 1966 Swedish

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

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 Happiness ...

and starring

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

, Christina Schollin and

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented t ...

. 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 architec ...

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

P.A. Lundgren Per Axel Lundgren, credited as P.A. Lundgren, (1911–2002) was a Swedish art director active in Swedish cinema from the 1940s to 1980s. He is known in particular for his collaborations with the film director Ingmar Bergman.Orr p.23 Selected film ...

. It was based on the real

Yngsjö murder The Yngsjö murder is the common name of one of Sweden's most notorious murder cases, which occurred on March 28, 1889 in Yngsjö, Skåne. Background Anna Månsdotter was born in a village near Kristianstad in southern Sweden on 28 December 1 ...

case of 1889. It was a critical success and drew significant audiences.Björklund & Larsson p.62

Cast

as Anna / Mother * Christina Schollin as Hanna / Per's wife *

as Per / Son-Hanna's husband *

Heinz Hopf Heinz Hopf (19 November 1894 – 3 June 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on the fields of topology and geometry. Early life and education Hopf was born in Gräbschen, Germany (now , part of Wrocław, Poland), the son of Elizabeth ( ...

as Helmertz / Judge *

Elsa Prawitz Elsa Prawitz (1932–2001) was a Swedish film actress, film and stage actress. Goble p.374 Selected filmography * ''Divorced (1951 film), Divorced'' (1951) * ''The Road to Klockrike'' (1953) * ''Salka Valka'' (1954) * ''Enchanted Walk'' (1954) * ...

as Hilda Persdotter * Rune Lindström as Wahlbom *

Isa Quensel Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korn ...

as Grave-Karna *

Tore Lindwall Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Thórir'', which is composed of ''thorr'' which means thunder, and ''arr'' which means warrior. So Thunder Warrior or Thor's Warrior. The most famous person by this nam ...

as Johan Olsson *

Lasse Krantz Lasse Krantz (10 August 1903 – 10 January 1973) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1931 and 1968. Selected filmography * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941) * ''Dolly Takes a Chance'' (1944) * ''The Old Clo ...

as Erik Olsson *

Gösta Bernhard Gösta Bernhard (26 September 1910 – 4 January 1986) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1975. He also directed 17 films between 1947 and 1975. He was born in Västervik, ...

as Jöns Persson * Stefan Ekman as Vicar Hasselqvist * Frej Lindqvist as H.N. Hansson *

Curt Ericson Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

as Dalman *

Arne Strand Arne Strand (born 17 March 1944) is a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party. He is the current political editor in the newspaper ''Dagsavisen''. Strand graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968. H ...

as Persson / fångvaktare-jailer * Gudrun Östbye as Johanna Hansson *

Christian Bratt Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

as Schneider - fängelsedirektör *

Julie Bernby Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

as Hannas mor *

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (1905–1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. She had previously been married to the conductor Hå ...

as Stina Edvards *

Axel Düberg Axel Düberg (17 October 1927 – 6 October 2001) was a Swedish film actor. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. Filmography References External links * * 1927 births 2001 deaths Swedish male film actors Male actors from ...

as Johanna Hanssons man *

Cleo Boman Cleo may refer to: Entertainment * ''Cleo'' (magazine), an Australian magazine established in 1972, now active in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand * Cleo (group), a South Korean girl group formed in 1999 * ''Cleo'' (play), by Lawren ...

as Bengta Jönsdotter *

Birger Lensander Birger Lensander (21 October 1908 – 3 March 1971) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1943 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (194 ...

as Ola Svensson * Monique Ernstdotter as Anna Jönsson

References

Bibliography

* Björklund, Elisabet & Larsson, Mariah. ''Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays''. McFarland, 2016. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1966 films Swedish crime films 1966 crime films 1960s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Mattsson Films set in the 1880s Swedish historical films 1960s historical films 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub