Sweden / Sep 17, 1943 / 15
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Young woman Marta dreams of a better future and leaves her parent's cabbage patch and move to Stockholm. Waiting tables doesn't pay nearly enough and she soon finds herself working the streets. Her teenage sweetheart Adrian also moves to Stockholm to search for her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Naima Wifstrand | Porter |
| Linnéa Hillberg | Marta's mother |
| Gösta Cederlund | Doctor |
| Sven Bergvall | Moderat |
| Henrik Schildt | Erik |
| Hugo Jacobson | Krafft, pimp |
| Carl Ström | Shop foreman |
| Bojan Westin | Josefin, Marta's sister |
| Nils Johannisson | Sawmill owner from Norrland |
| Arne Lindblad | Gustafsson, cafe owner |
| Rolf Botvid | Stolt, police officer |
| Marianne Gyllenhammar | Woman with Stolt |
| Margit Andelius | Maid at the birthday party |
| Hans Strååt | Maitre d' |
| Hanny Schedin | Hospital patient |
| Arne Källerud | Man walking down Kungsgatan |
| Torsten Lilliecrona | Vilgott, Marta's fiance |
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| Ernst Brunman | Elderly gentleman outside train station |
| Naemi Briese | Prostitute |
| Birger Lensander | Guest at the cafe |
| Mimi Nelson | Guest at the cafe |
| Sickan Castegren | Cafe owner |
| Sven Arefeldt | The Pianist |
| Inga Bucht | Waitress at Solkatten |
| Anna-Stina Wåglund | |
| Ruth Weijden | |
| Betty Tuvén | |
| Majken Torkeli | |
| Nils Dahlgren |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kungsgatan |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film AB Imago |
| Release date | 17 settembre 1943 |
| Production | Sven Nygren |
| Writer | Torsten Quensel, Ivar Lo-Johansson |
| Editing | Lars Tessing |
| Cinematography | Albert Rudling |
| Assistant directors | Gösta Cederlund |
| Camera operators | Albert Rudling |
| Additional photography | Albert Rudling |
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| Production design | Knut Husberg |
| Art direction | Knut Husberg |
| Set decoration | Knut Husberg |
| Music | Jules Sylvain, Gunnar Johansson, Wilhelm Aring |
| Sound | Jules Sylvain, Wilhelm Aring, Gunnar Johansson |
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