"A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men."
Eva Dahlbeck
as Maria, aka Rya-Rya
Ragnar Falck
as Henrik, Rya-Rya's husband
Ulf Palme
as Hammar
Hugo Björne
as Eniel
Åke Fridell
as Inspector
Mona Geijer-Falkner
as Emili
Max von Sydow
as Nils
Margaretha Krook
as Berta
Mimi Pollak
as Erika Rost
Elsa Widborg
as Cowman's Wife
Olof Widgren
as Rya-Rya's Father
Ulla Smidje
as Cecilia, the Sick Girl
Sif Ruud
as Teacher
Signe Rydberg-Eklöf
as Rya-Rya's Mother
Ernst Brunman
as School Council's Chairman
Nils Hultgren
as Alm, Cecilia's Father
Mona Malm
as Anna, 14 Years
Arne Källerud
as O. Rosander, Photographer
Theodor Berthels
as Hawker
Emmy Albiin
as Woman
Aurore Palmgren
Jan-Olof Strandberg
as Otto 8 Years Later
Rune Stylander
as Guardsman
Anders Andelius
as
Ulf Andersson
Gun Arvidsson
Bengt Berger
Astrid Bodin
Gunnar Collin
Yvonne Eriksson
Jan Hagerman
Svea Holst
Tryggve Jerneman
Uno Larsson
Birger Lensander
Sten Mattsson
Björn Montin
Anders Nohrborg
Björn Näslund
Ida Otterström
Erna Ovesen
Elgina Quist
Gösta Qvist
Sonja Rolén
Alf Sjöberg
Writer
Director
Ivar Lo-Johansson
Tova Branzell
Assistant Art Director
Louis Huch
Still Photographer
Dag Wirén
Original Music Composer
Alva Lundin
Title Designer
Oscar Rosander
Editor
Nils Svenwall
Production Design
Per-Olof Pettersson
Sound
Ingegerd Ericsson
Script Supervisor
Carl Anders Dymling
Producer
Bengt Järnmark
Assistant Camera
Martin Bodin
Director of Photography