Two Women (1947 film)

Two Women
Film poster
Directed by	Arnold Sjöstrand
Written by	Torsten Quensel Roger Richebé
Based on	Women's Prison 1931 novel by Francis Carco
Produced by	Hilmer Peters
Starring	Eva Dahlbeck Cécile Ossbahr Gunnar Björnstrand
Cinematography	Karl-Erik Alberts
Edited by	Eric Nordemar
Music by	Sune Waldimir
Production company	Wivefilm
Distributed by	Wivefilm
Release date	19 October 1947 (1947-10-19)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Two Women (Swedish: Två kvinnor) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Arnold Sjöstrand and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Cécile Ossbahr and Gunnar Björnstrand. It is a remake of the 1938 French film Women's Prison which itself was based on a novel by Francis Carco. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city including prison scenes at the Långholmen Prison.

Synopsis

After unjustly serving time in prison for murder, a young woman attempts to lead an honest life on her release.

Cast

• Eva Dahlbeck as Sonja Bergman
• Cécile Ossbahr as Cecilia Alling
• Gunnar Björnstrand as Bengt
• Georg Rydeberg as Henry Alling
• Arnold Sjöstrand as John Martins
• Marianne Löfgren as Helen Sinner
• Naima Wifstrand as Cecilia's Foster-Mother
• Arthur Fischer as Cecilia's Foster-Father
• Nils Hallberg as Nisse
• Lasse Krantz as Victor
• Linnéa Hillberg as Guard-lady at prison
• Torsten Hillberg as Constable
• Viveka Linder as Miss Gren
• Nils Ohlin as West
• Artur Rolén as Porter at hotel
• Tord Stål as Count
• Ivar Wahlgren as Doctor

Bibliography

• Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

External links

• Two Women at IMDb