''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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
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 and
Isa Quensel.
[Qvist & Von Bagh p.97] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in
Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Nils Nilsson.
Cast
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Ingeborg Nyberg as Anna-Lena Sander
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Tage Severin as Allan Bentick
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Randi Kolstad 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 Matc ...
as Emil Bentick
*
Isa Quensel as Agnes Bentick
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Naima Wifstrand as Clara
*
Gun Hellberg
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as Brita Sander
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Bengt Brunskog as Erik Sander
*
Kerstin Dunér
Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina.
Notable persons with this name include:
* Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands
*Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American ...
as Karin Strand
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Ulf Lindqvist
Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf).
The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.
The fe ...
as Uno Vallius
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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'' (19 ...
as Jernberg
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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 Sp ...
as Bengt Sander, Priest
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Bo Samuelsson as Sune Karlsson, Mechanic
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John Kilián
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
as Taky
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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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
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