Simon the Sinner
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 (1954-11-15)
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.

External links

• Simon the Sinner at IMDb

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