| Simon the Sinner | |
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| Directed by | Gunnar Hellström | 
| Written by | Tore Zetterholm  Gunnar Hellström  | 
| Based on | Simon Trollkarlen by Tore Zetterholm | 
| Produced by | Lars Burman | 
| Starring | Gunnar Hellström  Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz Stig Järrel  | 
| Cinematography | Jan Lindeström | 
| Edited by | Wic Kjellin | 
| Music by | Torbjörn Lundquist | 
Production company  | Metronome Studios  | 
| Distributed by | Freja Film | 
Release date  | 15 November 1954 | 
Running time  | 85 minutes | 
| Country | Sweden | 
| Language | Swedish | 
Simon the Sinner (Swedish: Simon syndaren) is a 1954 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Hellström and starring Hellström, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Stig Järrel.[1][2] It was shot at the Stocksund Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city.
Synopsis
Believing that he has killed a man in a fight, Simon goes to take shelter with a religious group.
Cast
- Gunnar Hellström as Simon Angus
 - Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Rut Persson
 - Stig Järrel as Reverend Rickman
 - Einar Axelsson as Persson
 - Åke Grönberg as Lund
 - Marianne Löfgren as Mrs. Spalding
 - Sven-Eric Gamble as Herbert
 - Willy Peters as Journalist
 - Ulla Sjöblom as Sick Girl
 - Carl Ström as Mattsson
 - Märta Dorff as Simon's Mother
 - Olof Sandborg as Deaf Rock Blaster
 - Olle Hilding as Believer
 - Märta Arbin as Believer's Wife
 - David Erikson as Member of Elder's Council
 - Nils Ohlin as Member of Elder's Council
 - Renée Björling as Woman Drinking Coffee
 - Magnus Kesster as Editor
 - Hans Sandberg as Biker
 - Anders Andelius as Biker
 - Siv Ericks as Woman Drinking Coffee
 - Gösta Prüzelius as Policeman
 - Jane Friedmann as Telephone Operator
 - John Melin as Relief Seeker
 - Carl-Axel Hallgren as Kantor
 - Margit Andelius as Store Clerk
 - Olga Appellöf as Mother seeking help
 - Astrid Bodin as Woman in Square
 - Arthur Fischer as Man with cigar
 - Siegfried Fischer as Older Worker
 - Svea Holst as Mrs. Spalding's Maid
 - Axel Högel as Man standing in line
 - Stig Johanson as Man in Square
 - Sten Mattsson as Biker
 - Georg Skarstedt as Older Worker
 - Hugo Tranberg as Man with walking stick
 - Måns Westfelt as Man with beret
 
References
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
 - Wright, Rochelle. The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film. SIU Press, 1998.
 
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