Summary
A cynical woman with a disfigured face-a hardened criminal-gets an opportunity to change her ways when she meets a sympathetic plastic surgeon. She leaves her old life behind, but soon her old friends catch up with her.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 72
Audience score86%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1938
October 31, 1938
88 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more16 people
- Ingrid BergmanAnna Holm
- Tore SvennbergBarring
- Anders HenriksonAllan Wegert
- Georg RydebergTorsten Barring
- Gunnar SjöbergHarald Berg
- Hilda BorgströmEmma
- Karin KavliVera Wegert
- Erik 'Bullen' BerglundNyman
Sigurd WallénMiller
Gösta Cederlund"Greven" Severin
Magnus Kesster"Vackra Herman"
Göran BernhardLars-Erik Barring
Bror BüglerGeorg Mark
Linnéa HillbergWegerts sjuksyster
Astrid BodinInga
Anna-Lisa Baudehotellvärdinnan
Directing · 1
- Gustaf Molander Director
Writing · 4
- Francis de Croisset Writer
- Gösta Stevens Writer
- Stina Bergman Writer
- Ragnhild Prim Writer
Production · 1
- Stellan Claësson Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Åke Dahlqvist Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Oscar Rosander Editor
Sound · 3
- Eric Bengtson Original Music Composer
- Lennart Svensson Sound
- Lennart Unnerstad Sound
Art · 1
- Arne Åkermark Production Design
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