Woman of Darkness (1966)

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Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money and Anna is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother.

Release Date: October 1, 1966
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: 7.1/10 (9 votes)

Director: Arne Mattsson

Cast: Gunnel Lindblom, Gösta Ekman, Christina Schollin, Heinz Hopf, Elsa Prawitz, Rune Lindström, Isa Quensel, Lasse Krantz

Production: SF Studios

based on true story

Full Cast (26 people)

Gunnel Lindblom as Anna Månsdotter
Gösta Ekman as Per Nilsson
Christina Schollin as Hanna Johansdotter
Heinz Hopf as Judge Helmertz
Elsa Prawitz as Hilda Persdotter
Rune Lindström as Wahlbom
Isa Quensel as Grave-Karna
Lasse Krantz as Erik Olsson
Gösta Bernhard as Jöns Persson
Stefan Ekman as Vicar Hasselqvist
Frej Lindqvist as H.N. Hansson
Arne Strand as Persson, prison guard
Gudrun Östbye as Johanna Hansson
Christian Bratt as Schneider
Maritta Marke as Stina Edvards
Axel Düberg as Johanna Hansson's man
Monique Ernstdotter as Anna Jönsson
Cleo Boman as Bengta Jönsdotter
Olle Björling as The clerk's assistant (uncredited)
Birger Lensander
Tore Lindwall
Curt Ericson
Julie Bernby
Karl-Arne Bergman
Claes Esphagen
Lennart Norbäck

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Woman of Darkness

Woman of Darkness

Woman of Darkness

Woman of Darkness

Woman of Darkness

113 min

Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money and Anna is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother.

113 min

Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money and Anna is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother.

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Original LanguageSwedish

Release Date10/1/1966

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Cast

Gunnel Lindblom

as Anna Månsdotter

Gösta Ekman

as Per Nilsson

Christina Schollin

as Hanna Johansdotter

Heinz Hopf

as Judge Helmertz

Elsa Prawitz

as Hilda Persdotter

Rune Lindström

as Wahlbom

Isa Quensel

as Grave-Karna

Lasse Krantz

as Erik Olsson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Woman of Darkness about?▾

Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per mar…

How long is Woman of Darkness?▾

1h 53m

When was Woman of Darkness released?▾

October 1, 1966

Who directed Woman of Darkness?▾

Arne Mattsson

Who stars in Woman of Darkness?▾

Gunnel Lindblom, Gösta Ekman, Christina Schollin

What genre is Woman of Darkness?▾

Crime, Drama