''Seventeen Years Old'' (Swedish: ''Sjutton år'') is a 1957 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin (; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows. Biography Kjellin underwent two changes of names in his early days in Hollywood. The first studio for which he ...

and starring Ingeborg Nyberg,

Randi Kolstad Randi Kolstad (born Randi Ballestad, later known as Randi Borch, May 23, 1925 – October 6, 1999) was a Norwegian theater and screen actress. Kolstad made her film debut in 1951 in ''Kranes konditori''. She appeared in 14 films. She particip ...

and Isa Quensel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Nilsson.

Cast

* Ingeborg Nyberg as Anna-Lena Sander * Tage Severin as Allan Bentick *

as Lydia Hennert, Singer *

Georg Rydeberg Olof Georg Rydeberg (21 July 1907 – 22 February 1983) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1981. He was married to the Finnish actress Birgit Sergelius. Partial filmography * '' International Ma ...

as Emil Bentick * Isa Quensel as Agnes Bentick *

Naima Wifstrand Naima Wifstrand (; 4 September 1890 – 23 October 1968) was a Swedish film actress, operetta singer, troubadour, List of opera directors, director and composer. In her later years, she was cast in several supporting roles in Ingmar Bergman fil ...

as Clara * Gun Hellberg as Brita Sander * Bengt Brunskog as Erik Sander *

Kerstin Dunér Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the European version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: Arts and entertainment * Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, portrayed Maria von Tr ...

as Karin Strand * Ulf Lindqvist as Uno Vallius *

Birger Lensander Birger Lensander (21 October 1908 – 3 March 1971) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1943 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (194 ...

as Jernberg *

Helge Hagerman Helge Hagerman (19 May 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Swedish actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1933 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * '' Raggen'' (1936) * '' The Quartet That ...

as Bengt Sander, Priest * Bo Samuelsson as Sune Karlsson, Mechanic * John Kilián as Taky

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1957 films Swedish drama films 1957 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Alf Kjellin Films based on Swedish novels 1950s Swedish films Films scored by Charles Redland {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub