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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Kärlekslivets offer
1944 1h 11m SV
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Barbro is a young, happy girl, with a lot of male acquaintances. She unfortunately meets men that infects her with syphilis. Without being aware of this Barbro transmits the disease to other men. Medical doctor Bernard tries to help her.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gabriel Alw
Dr. Bernard
Folke Hamrin
Dr. Böhmer
Olle Florin
Dr. Linton
Nils Hallberg
Gustaf
Siv Thulin
Barbro Jonsson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gabriel Alw
- Writers
- Malcolm Tottie
- Languages
- Swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gabriel Alw directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Gabriel Alw and Folke Hamrin and Olle Florin carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0036995 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 71 min · 1h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- SV
- Certification (US)
- 15
Production companies
Who made it
- UL
Ultrafilm
SK
Key crew
- CinematographyHilmer Ekdahl
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1944-04-1715
