The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982•1h 48m•7.0•Released
Drama
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Director
Hans Alfredson
Writer
Hans Alfredson
Languages
Swedish
Studio
Svenska Ord
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Sven
Hans Alfredson
Höglund
Maria Johansson
Anna
Per Myrberg
Andersson
Gösta Ekman
The New Driver
Carl Billquist
Flodin
Lena Nyman
Woman Without Legs
Nils Ahlroth
Månsson
Lars Amble
Bengt
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Mrs. Andersson
Carl-Åke Eriksson
Wallin
Cecilia Walton
Vera
Wallis Grahn
Mrs. Höglund
Else-Marie Brandt
Sven's Mother
Björn Andrésen
Angel
Production
Company
Svenska Ord
Company
SF Studios
Company
Svenska Filminstitutet
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