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Waiting Women
Waiting Women

Waiting Women

The love affairs of three women - marital... premarital... and one marvelous surprise!

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DramaComedy

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Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

03 November 1952

Country

Sweden

Cast

Anita Björk

Anita Björk

Rakel

Eva Dahlbeck

Eva Dahlbeck

Karin

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Berg

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Martin Lobelius, artist

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Fredrik Lobelius

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Eugen Lobelius

Aino Taube

Aino Taube

Annette

Håkan Westergren

Håkan Westergren

Paul Lobelius

Gerd Andersson

Gerd Andersson

Maj, Marta's sister

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Henrik Lobelius

Carl Ström

Carl Ström

Doctor

Märta Arbin

Märta Arbin

Nurse

Naima Wifstrand

Naima Wifstrand

Mrs. Lobelius

Douglas Håge

Douglas Håge

Caretaker

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Woman delievering newspapers

Wiktor Andersson

Wiktor Andersson

Dustman

Jarl Kulle

Jarl Kulle

Kaj

Torsten Lilliecrona

Torsten Lilliecrona

Waiter at the nightclub

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)

Kjell Nordenskiöld

Kjell Nordenskiöld

Lena Brogren

Lena Brogren

Victor Violacci

Victor Violacci

Lil Yunkers

Lil Yunkers

Sten Hedlund

Sten Hedlund

Leif-Åke Kusbom

Leif-Åke Kusbom

Jens Fischer

Jens Fischer

Rut Karlsson

Rut Karlsson

Sten Mattsson

Sten Mattsson

Gustav Roger

Gustav Roger

Inga Berggren

Inga Berggren

Rolf Ericson

Rolf Ericson

Bengt-Arne Wallin

Bengt-Arne Wallin

Åke Lindberg

Åke Lindberg

Saidi Hultholm

Saidi Hultholm

Leon Lidvall

Leon Lidvall

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