Only a Mother (1949)

An unhappily married farm worker struggling to care for her children reflects on her lost youth and the scandalous moment that cost her true love.

Director: Alf Sjöberg
Cast: Ulf Palme, Max von Sydow, Åke Fridell, Elsa Widborg, Eva Dahlbeck, Hugo Björne, Margaretha Krook, Mimi Pollak, Mona Geijer-Falkner, Ragnar Falck
Runtime: 01h 40m
Type: Movie

Only a Mother (1949)

An unhappily married farm worker struggling to care for her children reflects on her lost youth and the scandalous moment that cost her true love.

Director: Alf Sjöberg
Cast: Ulf Palme, Max von Sydow, Åke Fridell, Elsa Widborg, Eva Dahlbeck, Hugo Björne, Margaretha Krook, Mimi Pollak, Mona Geijer-Falkner, Ragnar Falck
Runtime: 01h 40m
Type: Movie
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