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The Simple-Minded Murderer

The Simple-Minded Murderer

★ 7.0/10•1982•1h 48m•18•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.

Hans Alfredson · Director

Hans Alfredson · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageSV
Release DateFeb 12, 1982

Actors

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Sven

Hans Alfredson

Hans Alfredson

Höglund

Maria Johansson

Maria Johansson

Anna

Per Myrberg

Per Myrberg

Andersson

Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman

The New Driver

Carl Billquist

Carl Billquist

Flodin

Lena Nyman

Lena Nyman

Woman Without Legs

Nils Ahlroth

Nils Ahlroth

Månsson

Lars Amble

Lars Amble

Bengt

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

Mrs. Andersson

Carl-Åke Eriksson

Wallin

Cecilia Walton

Cecilia Walton

Vera

Wallis Grahn

Wallis Grahn

Mrs. Höglund

Else-Marie Brandt

Else-Marie Brandt

Sven's Mother

Björn Andrésen

Björn Andrésen

Angel

Daniel Alfredson

Daniel Alfredson

Angel

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