The People of Simlang Valley (Swedish: Folket i Simlångsdalen) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Edvin Adolphson, Eva Dahlbeck and Arthur Fischer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. It is based on the 1903 novel The People of Simlang Valley by Fredrik Ström, which had previously been adapted into a 1924 silent film of the same title.
Cast
Edvin Adolphson as Stig Folkesson
Eva Dahlbeck as Ingrid Folkesson
Arthur Fischer as Brand
Signe Wirff as Mrs. Brand
Kenne Fant as Sven Brand
Barbro Nordin as Marit
Peter Lindgren as Tattar-Jan
Carl Ström as Sibelius
Sven Bergvall as Vicar
Nils Hallberg as Häst-Jonke
Josua Bengtson as Klånkan
Naima Wifstrand as Skoga-Börta
Fylgia Zadig as Fia
Emmy Albiin as Marsgård Farmer's Wife
Torgny Anderberg as Farmhand
Astrid Bodin as Waitress at the inn
Harald Emanuelsson as Alarik
David Erikson as Marshall
Knut Frankman as Eriksson
Sune Högberg as Accordion Player
Einar Lindholm as Anton Nilsson
John Melin as Customer
John Norrman as Marsgård Farmer
Birger Sahlberg as Peasant at the inn
Nina Scenna as Malin
Georg Skarstedt as Bell Ringer
Ivar Wahlgren as Ola
Tom Walter as Gypsy
Lillie Wästfeldt as Maid
Erik Forslund as Folkesson's farm hand
References
Bibliography
Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.