''Heart's Desire'' (Swedish: ''Av hjärtans lust'') is a 1960 Swedish

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directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Jarl Kulle, Margita Ahlin and

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.63 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Arne Åkermark.

Cast

* Jarl Kulle as Baron Patrik Sinclair * Margita Ahlin as Harriet Humbert *

as Anton Humbert *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He married to actress Anna-Lisa Ryding s ...

as Lindgren * Hans Lindgren as Stefan Forell *

Renée Björling Renée Björling (10 July 1898 – 4 March 1975) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Lovö, Sweden and died in Täby. Partial filmography * ''Tre indvendige Jomfruer'' (1914) - Daughter * ''The Downy Girl'' (1919) - Anne-Marie Ehi ...

as Aurore, Patrik's Mother * Signe Enwall as Aunt Ulla * Birgitta Valberg as Henriette Löwenflycht * Ulla-Bella Fridh as Maja, maid * Torsten Lilliecrona as Hans Mortimer * Åke Fridell as Sjöberg * Wiktor Andersson as Gardener *

Björn Bjelfvenstam Björn Bjelfvenstam (born 19 February 1929) is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden. Bjelfvenstam began his acting career in the theater in Uppsala. He studied first with the Axel Witzanskys theater school from 1949-1950. Later, ...

as Forell's colleague *

Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982). ...

as Servant * Arthur Fischer as Old farmar * Åke Harnesk as Hen keeper * Birger Lensander as Manager *

Curt Löwgren Curt Löwgren (20 December 1908 – 15 March 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''In Darkest Smaland'' (1943) - Conscript (uncredited) * ''Se opp för spioner!'' (1944) - Do ...

as Mechanic *

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (born Asta Margit Svensson; 30 June 1905 – 8 December 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. S ...

as Tourist * Marianne Nielsen as Tourist * Bellan Roos as Cook * Chris Wahlström as Peasant woman

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1960 films Swedish comedy films 1960 comedy films 1960s Swedish-language films Films directed by Rolf Husberg Swedish films based on plays 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub