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Only a Mother

Drama

Only a Mother

6.9TMDB19491h 32m

TMDB6.9/10 · 12 votes

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TMDB6.9/10 · 12 votes

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A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.

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Top cast

Eva Dahlbeck

Eva Dahlbeck

Maria, aka Rya-Rya

Ragnar Falck

Ragnar Falck

Henrik, Rya-Rya's husband

Ulf Palme

Ulf Palme

Hammar

Hugo Björne

Hugo Björne

Eniel

Åke Fridell

Åke Fridell

Inspector

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Emili

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Nils

Margaretha Krook

Margaretha Krook

Berta

Mimi Pollak

Mimi Pollak

Erika Rost

Elsa Widborg

Elsa Widborg

Cowman's Wife

Olof Widgren

Olof Widgren

Rya-Rya's Father

Ulla Smidje

Ulla Smidje

Cecilia, the Sick Girl

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Teacher

Signe Rydberg-Eklöf

Signe Rydberg-Eklöf

Rya-Rya's Mother

Ernst Brunman

Ernst Brunman

School Council's Chairman

Crew

Alf Sjöberg

Alf Sjöberg

Director, Writer

Ivar Lo-Johansson

Ivar Lo-Johansson

Novel

Carl Anders Dymling

Carl Anders Dymling

Producer

Martin Bodin

Martin Bodin

Director of Photography

Dag Wirén

Dag Wirén

Original Music Composer

Oscar Rosander

Oscar Rosander

Editor

Nils Svenwall

Nils Svenwall

Production Design

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Details

Director: Alf Sjöberg
Released: 1949
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Drama
Scores: TMDB6.9/10 · 12 votes