''June Night'' () is a 1940
Swedish language
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drama
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film directed by
Per Lindberg.
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Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cin ...
and
Marianne Löfgren
Marianne Löfgren (24 February 1910 – 4 September 1957) was a Swedish actress. She played in Åke Ohberg's '' Elvira Madigan'' (1943), director Ingmar Bergman's debut ''Crisis'' in 1946, Hasse Ekman's '' Girl with Hyacinths'' (1950) and i ...
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Plot summary
A woman, involved with a sailor, is shot by him after trying to leave him. She survives, but as a result of this incident the press portray her as a tramp. To escape the press, she moves from her small home town to the big city of Stockholm, where the press eventually catch up with her.
Cast
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Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cin ...
... Kerstin Nordbäck - aka Sara Nordanå
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Marianne Löfgren
Marianne Löfgren (24 February 1910 – 4 September 1957) was a Swedish actress. She played in Åke Ohberg's '' Elvira Madigan'' (1943), director Ingmar Bergman's debut ''Crisis'' in 1946, Hasse Ekman's '' Girl with Hyacinths'' (1950) and i ...
... Åsa
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Lill-Tollie Zellman ... Jane Jacobs
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Marianne Aminoff ... Nickan Dahlin
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Olof Widgren ... Stefan von Bremen
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Gunnar Sjöberg ... Nils Asklund
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Gabriel Alw ... Professor Tillberg
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Olof Winnerstrand ... Count
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Sigurd Wallén ... Editor-in-Chief Johansson-Eldh - aka 'Röken'
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Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.
Biography
Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film ...
... Willy Wilson - Journalist
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Maritta Marke
Maritta Marke (born Asta Margit Svensson; 30 June 1905 – 8 December 1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. S ...
... Miss Vanja - Journalist
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Gudrun Brost
Gudrun Lisa Johanna Brost (6 April 1910 – 28 June 1993) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1986.
Partial filmography
* '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) - Woman at party (uncredited)
* ''Jan ...
... Mrs. Nilsson, telephone operator
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John Botvid ... Gurkan
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Karin Swanström ... Mrs. Cronsiöö
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Carl Ström ... Doctor Berggren
References
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Swedish black-and-white films
1940s Swedish-language films
1940 films
1940 drama films
Swedish drama films
Films directed by Per Lindberg
1940s Swedish films
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