Only a Mother

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Only a Mother

1949

1h 32m

6.9(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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49 members

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Eva Dahlbeck

Maria, aka Rya-Rya

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Ragnar Falck

Henrik, Rya-Rya's husband

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Ulf Palme

Hammar

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Hugo Björne

Eniel

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Åke Fridell

Inspector

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Mona Geijer-Falkner

Emili

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Max von Sydow

Nils

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Margaretha Krook

Berta

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Mimi Pollak

Erika Rost

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Elsa Widborg

Cowman's Wife

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Olof Widgren

Rya-Rya's Father

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Ulla Smidje

Cecilia, the Sick Girl

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Sif Ruud

Teacher

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Signe Rydberg-Eklöf

Rya-Rya's Mother

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Ernst Brunman

School Council's Chairman

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Nils Hultgren

Alm, Cecilia's Father

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Mona Malm

Anna, 14 Years

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Arne Källerud

O. Rosander, Photographer

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Theodor Berthels

Hawker

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Emmy Albiin

Woman

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Aurore Palmgren

Woman

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Jan-Olof Strandberg

Otto 8 Years Later

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Rune Stylander

Guardsman

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Anders Andelius

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Ulf Andersson

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Gun Arvidsson

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Bengt Berger

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Theodor Berthels

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Astrid Bodin

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Gunnar Collin

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Yvonne Eriksson

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Jan Hagerman

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Svea Holst

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Tryggve Jerneman

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Arne Källerud

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Uno Larsson

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Birger Lensander

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Sten Mattsson

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Björn Montin

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Anders Nohrborg

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Björn Näslund

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Ida Otterström

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Erna Ovesen

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Aurore Palmgren

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Elgina Quist

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Gösta Qvist

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Sonja Rolén

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Jan-Olof Strandberg

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Rune Stylander

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