''Man's Woman'' (Swedish: ''Mans kvinna'') is a 1945 Swedish

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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 ...

directed by Gunnar Skoglund and starring

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a 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), and is noted for hi ...

, Birgit Tengroth and

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 inclu ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.30 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 archite ...

in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. It is based on the 1933 novel of the same title by

Vilhelm Moberg Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series ''The Emigrants''. The fou ...

Cast

as Håkan * Birgit Tengroth as Märit *

as Påvel *

Erik Berglund Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films. ...

as Herman *

Gudrun Brost Gudrun Lisa Johanna Brost (6 April 1910 – 28 June 1993) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1986. Partial filmography * '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) - Woman at party (uncredited) * ''Jan ...

as Elin *

Aurore Palmgren Aurore Palmgren (28 March 1880 – 28 June 1961) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Rasmussen p.300 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Rasmussen, Bjørn. ''Filmens hvem-vad-hvor: Udenlanske film 1950-1967''. Politiken, 1968 ...

as Karna * Carl Deurell as Elder * Torsten Hillberg as Constable * Olof Krook as Man in village * Segol Mann as Man in village * Per-Axel Arosenius as Man in village * Einar Söderbäck as Man in village * Anna Olin as Woman in village *

Signe Wirff Signe Wirff (4 November 1887 – 18 December 1956) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' House Slaves'' (1933) * ''Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * ''A Cruise in the ...

as Woman in village * Kerstin Rabe as Woman in village * Gun Adler as Tora *

Edla Rothgardt Edla (10th-century - 11th century), was a Slavic Viking Age woman. She was the mother of King Emund of Sweden and Queen Astrid of Norway. Tradition says Edla was the daughter of a Lechitic Tribal chief A tribal chief or chieftain is th ...

as Woman in village * Gard Cederborg as Woman in village * Fylgia Zadig as Woman in village

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1945 films 1945 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gunnar Skoglund Swedish black-and-white films Swedish historical drama films 1940s historical drama films Films set in the 19th century Films based on Swedish novels 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub