A Handful of Love

Set against the backdrop of the 1909 general strike, Hjördis is employed as a housemaid in a wealthy Stockholm family.

Cast

Anita Ekström

as Hjördis

Gösta Bredefeldt

as Daniel Severin Larsson

Ingrid Thulin

as Inez Crona

Ernst-Hugo Järegård

as Claes Crona

Sif Ruud

as Thekla Rehnholm

Per Myrberg

as Sebastian Rehnholm

Evabritt Strandberg

as Thérèse Lundström

Frej Lindqvist

as Fritz Fredrik Crona

Claire Wikholm

as Zaida

Ernst Günther

as Theodor Litz, "Finland"

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