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. 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.