Only a Mother
1949, Swedish. Directed by Alf Sjöberg.
A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Alf SjöbergDirector
- Eva DahlbeckMaria, aka Rya-Rya
- Ragnar FalckHenrik, Rya-Rya's husband
- Ulf PalmeHammar
- Hugo BjörneEniel
- Åke FridellInspector
- Mona Geijer-FalknerEmili
- Max von SydowNils
- Margaretha KrookBerta
- Mimi PollakErika Rost
- Elsa WidborgCowman's Wife
- Olof WidgrenRya-Rya's Father
- Ulla SmidjeCecilia, the Sick Girl
Details
- Released
- 31 October 1949
- Original title
- Bara en mor
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Alf Sjöberg
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Only a Mother runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Only a Mother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 1949. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Only a Mother?
Only a Mother (1949) was directed by Alf Sjöberg and stars Eva Dahlbeck, Ragnar Falck, Ulf Palme.