Woman of Darkness or The Yngsjö Murder () is a 1966 Swedish historical crime film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Lindblom, Christina Schollin and Gösta Ekman.Qvist & Von Bagh p.308 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was based on the real Yngsjö murder case of 1889. It was a critical success and drew significant audiences.Björklund & Larsson p.62
Cast Gunnel Lindblom as Anna / Mother Christina Schollin as Hanna / Per's wife Gösta Ekman as Per / Son-Hanna's husband Heinz Hopf as Helmertz / Judge Elsa Prawitz as Hilda Persdotter Rune Lindström as Wahlbom Isa Quensel as Grave-Karna Tore Lindwall as Johan Olsson Lasse Krantz as Erik Olsson Gösta Bernhard as Jöns Persson Stefan Ekman as Vicar Hasselqvist Frej Lindqvist as H.N. Hansson Curt Ericson as Dalman Arne Strand as Persson / fångvaktare-jailer Gudrun Östbye as Johanna Hansson Christian Bratt as Schneider - fängelsedirektör Julie Bernby as Hannas mor Maritta Marke as Stina Edvards Axel Düberg as Johanna Hanssons man Cleo Boman as Bengta Jönsdotter Birger Lensander as Ola Svensson Monique Ernstdotter as Anna Jönsson
References
Bibliography Björklund, Elisabet & Larsson, Mariah. Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays. McFarland, 2016. Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
Woman of Darkness at the Swedish Film Database Woman of Darkness on Youtube