"Imber has a child with the dubious fiancé Erland. He is destructive and his unhealthy lifestyle subjects his family to starvation and the death of their child. Imber falls in love with Arne and a settlement between Arne and Erland unfolds."
Alf Kjellin
as Arne Persson
Birger Malmsten
as Erland Klemensson
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
as Imber Ersson
Aurore Palmgren
as Arne's Mother
Lissi Alandh
as Judith Henriksson
Max von Sydow
as Olof
Kolbjörn Knudsen
as Jonas Persson
Tryggve Larssen
as Lapp-Nicke
Ella Hval
as Lapp-Kari
Ingerid Vardund
as Mimmi
Marit Halset
as Åse
Märta Dorff
as Mrs. Henriksson
Josua Bengtson
as School Master (uncredited)
Greta Berthels
as Woman at Henriksson's (uncredited)
Sven d'Ailly
as Jan Ersson (uncredited)
Albin Erlandzon
as Ersson's neighbour (uncredited)
Olle Hilding
as Henriksson, Judith's father (uncredited)
Axel Högel
as Vicar at the burial ceremony (uncredited)
Uno Larsson
as Verger (uncredited)
Sten Lindgren
as Voice of Jan Ersson (voice) (uncredited)
Wilma Malmlöf
Jørn Ording
as Thomas (uncredited)
Annika Renström
as Imber's younger sister (uncredited)
Elsa Textorius
Monica Weinzierl
as Ella Persson (uncredited)
Bernhard Nordh
Novel
Sven Sköld
Original Music Composer
Martin Bodin
Director of Photography
Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Editor
Åke Dahlqvist
Lars-Eric Kjellgren
Director
Gardar Sahlberg
Writer