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Kungsgatan
Genres
Drama
Overview
Young woman Marta dreams of a better future and leaves her parent's cabbage patch and move to Stockholm. Waiting tables doesn't pay nearly enough and she soon finds herself working the streets. Her teenage sweetheart Adrian also moves to Stockholm to search for her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1943-09-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Barbro Kollberg
Marta
Sture Lagerwall
Adrian
Marianne Löfgren
Dolly
Lisskulla Jobs
Cecilia
Barbro Flodquist
Viran
Stina Ståhle
Karossen
Viveka Linder
Lisa Ek
Naima Wifstrand
Porter
Linnéa Hillberg
Marta's mother
Gösta Cederlund
Doctor
Sven Bergvall
Moderat
Henrik Schildt
Erik
Hugo Jacobson
Krafft, pimp
Carl Ström
Shop foreman
Bojan Westin
Josefin, Marta's sister
Nils Johannisson
Sawmill owner from Norrland
Arne Lindblad
Gustafsson, cafe owner
Rolf Botvid
Stolt, police officer
Marianne Gyllenhammar
Woman with Stolt
Margit Andelius
Maid at the birthday party
Hans Strååt
Maitre d'
Hanny Schedin
Hospital patient
Arne Källerud
Man walking down Kungsgatan
Torsten Lilliecrona
Vilgott, Marta's fiance
Ernst Brunman
Elderly gentleman outside train station
Naemi Briese
Prostitute
Birger Lensander
Guest at the cafe
Mimi Nelson
Guest at the cafe
Sickan Castegren
Cafe owner
Sven Arefeldt
The Pianist
Inga Bucht
Waitress at Solkatten
Anna-Stina Wåglund
Ruth Weijden
Betty Tuvén
Majken Torkeli
Nils Dahlgren
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