Imprisoned Women

1943 film

Imprisoned Women

Directed by| Olof Molander
Written by| Margit Palmaer
Sven Stolpe
Produced by| Lorens Marmstedt
Starring| Gunnar Sjöberg
Elsie Albiin
Gunn Wållgren
Cinematography| Olle Nordemar
Edited by| Lennart Wallén
Music by| Lars-Erik Larsson

Production
company

Terrafilm

Distributed by| Terrafilm

Release date

* 12 March 1943 (1943-03-12)

Running time

| 99 minutes
Country| Sweden
Language| Swedish

Imprisoned Women (Swedish: Kvinnor i fångenskap) is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Gunnar Sjöberg, Elsie Albiin and Gunn Wållgren.[1][2] It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström.

## Synopsis

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A pastor becomes a prison chaplain and encounters a number of woman inmates each of whom have their own life stories.

## Cast

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* Gunnar Sjöberg as Pastor Brobäck
* Elsie Albiin as Mary
* Gunn Wållgren as Viola
* Hampe Faustman as Roland
* Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Kaj
* Sigurd Wallén as Fängelseläkaren
* Erik Rosén as Fängelsedirektören
* Hjördis Petterson as Fånge
* Marianne Löfgren as Fånge
* Hilda Borgström as Fånge
* Vera Valdor as Fånge
* Märta Arbin as Fånge
* Signe Wirff as Föreståndarinnan på skyddshemmet
* Birgitta Arman as Flicka på skyddshemmet
* Ninni Löfberg as Flicka på skyddshemmet
* Maj-Britt Håkansson as Flicka på skyddshemmet
* Marianne Karlbeck as Flicka på skyddshemmet
* Margot Ryding as Fru Brobäck
* Carl Barcklind as Kyrkoherden
* Nina Scenna as Marys mor
* Carl Ström as Violas far
* Olga Appellöf as Violas mor
* Eric Laurent as Överkonstapeln
* Anna-Stina Wåglund as Expedit
* Agda Helin as Expedit
* Åke Claesson as Doctor
* Eivor Engelbrektsson as Office Clerk
* Karl Erik Flens as Roland's Friend
* Georg Funkquist as Otto Winblad
* Nils Hallberg as Fred
* Ingrid Luterkort as Policewoman
* Stina Ståhle as Teacher
* Birger Åsander as Angry Man

## References

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1. ^ Hjort & Lindqvist p.331
2. ^ Gustafsson p.151

## Bibliography

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* Gustafsson, Fredrik. The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman. Berghahn Books, 2016.
* Hjort, Mette & Lindqvist, Ursula. A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

## External links

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* Imprisoned Women at IMDb

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