Woman of Darkness (1966)
Yngsjömordet
Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money and Anna is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother.
- Date of release
- 1966-10-01
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Arne Mattsson
Casting
- Gunnel Lindblom — Anna Månsdotter
- Gösta Ekman — Per Nilsson
- Christina Schollin — Hanna Johansdotter
- Heinz Hopf — Judge Helmertz
- Elsa Prawitz — Hilda Persdotter
- Rune Lindström — Wahlbom
- Isa Quensel — Grave-Karna
- Lasse Krantz — Erik Olsson
- Gösta Bernhard — Jöns Persson
- Stefan Ekman — Vicar Hasselqvist
- Frej Lindqvist — H.N. Hansson
- Arne Strand — Persson, prison guard
Interesting facts
- Based on: Yngsjö murder
Woman of Darkness or The Yngsjö Murder is a 1966 Swedish historical crime film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Lindblom, Christina Schollin and Gösta Ekman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was based on the real Yngsjö murder case of 1889. It was a critical success and drew significant audiences.
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