''My Passionate Longing'' (Swedish: ''Het är min längtan'') is a 1956 Swedish

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directed by

Bengt Logardt Bengt Logardt (9 October 1914 – 25 September 1994) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1941 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941) * '' Take Care of ...

and starring Margit Carlqvist, Alf Kjellin and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the

Sundbyberg Studios Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban p ...

of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Arne Åkermark Arne Åkermark (1902–1962) was a Swedish art director who worked on around a hundred and eighty films during a thirty-year career. In 1948 Åkermark was employed in Britain for Ealing Studios epic '' Scott of the Antarctic''.Barr p.199 Selec ...

Cast

* Margit Carlqvist as Nina * Alf Kjellin as Mikael *

as Hans * Karl-Arne Holmsten as Erik * Ulla Sjöblom as Iris * Naima Wifstrand as Lisa * Catrin Westerlund as Solveig *

Birgit Rosengren Birgit Rosengren (November 27, 1912 – October 6, 2011) was a Swedish film actress born in Stockholm, and most active from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Rosengren made her film debut in 1934's ''Flickorna från Gamla Sta'n'', directed by Schamyl ...

as Hotel-Keeper * Åke Claesson as Nina's Father * Linnéa Hillberg as Nina's Mother * Ulla-Bella Fridh as Maj-Britt * Marianne Aminoff as Mrs. Grönberg *

Inga Sarri Alma Inga Kristina Sarri (née Jonsson; 7 August 1934 – 14 April 2021) was a Swedish actress. She was the mother of actor Olle Sarri Nils Olof "Olle" Fabian Sarri (born 20 January 1972) is a Swedish actor. His mother Inga Sarri was also an ...

as Pregnant girl *

Henrik Schildt Henrik Schildt (10 July 1914 – 15 March 2001) was a Finnish-born Swedish film actor.Goble p.150 He is the father of Johan Schildt, Peter Schildt and Veronica Schildt Bendjelloul. Selected filmography * ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * '' Circus'' ...

as Chief Physician * Mats Bahr as Björn Lilja * Lily Berglund as Singer * Tor Bergner as Self * Fritiof Billquist as Professor * Eric Gustafson as Malmö Doctor * Birgitta Hellerstedt as Consuless *

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as Abortionist *

Gösta Krantz Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a Swedish actor and revue artist. Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in Nacka south-east of Stockholm. He started off as a confectioner, but in 1945 turned into acting afte ...

as Chauffeur * Hanny Schedin as Aunt Valborg *

Lasse Swärd Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Sw ...

as Radiologist

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1956 films Swedish drama films 1956 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Bengt Logardt Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub