Simon the Sinner

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

1. Wright p.134
2. Qvist & Von Bagh p.84

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