"A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future."
Eddie Axberg
as Olof Persson
Gudrun Brost
as Olof's Stepmother
Ulla Akselson
as Olof's Mother
Bo Wahlström
as Older Brother
Rick Axberg
as Second Brother
Holger Löwenadler
as Kristiansson
Göran Lindberg
as Olsson
Tage Sjögren
as Lund
Tage Jonsson
as Linus
Allan Edwall
as August
Anna Maria Blind
as Woman in Tale
Birger Lensander
as Brickworks Intendant
Max von Sydow
as Smålands-Pelle
Ulf Palme
as Larsson
Jan-Erik Lindqvist
as Johansson
Börje Nyberg
as Intendant
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Lundgren
Signe Stade
as Maria
Stig Törnblom
as Fredrik
Åke Fridell
as Nicke Larsson
Ulla Sjöblom
as Olivia
Friedrich Ochsner
as Blacksmith
Catti Edfeldt
as Maja
Ulla Blomstrand
as Elfrisina
Bengt Ekerot
as Byberg
Per Oscarsson
as Niklas
Bertil Linné
as Esperantist
Jan Troell
Director
Bengt Forslund
Screenplay
Eyvind Johnson
Novel
Director of Photography
Editor
Producer
Erik Nordgren
Original Music Composer
Leif Hansen
Sound
Bo Högberg
Jan Garmstedt
Makeup Artist
Kjell Gustavsson
Knut Nylén
Costume Design
Rolf Boman
Art Direction
Karl-Eric Svensson
Production Manager
Karl-Erik Tonemar
Property Master
Evald Andersson
Sound Effects Editor
Olle Jakobsson
Sound Mixer
Sture Arelind
Electrician
Rolf Holmquist
Assistant Camera
Ragnar Waaranperä
Grip
Ingrid Wieselgren
Script Supervisor
Walter Kejving
Additional Music
Jack Gill