"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
Bengt Forslund
Screenplay
Producer
Eyvind Johnson
Novel
Jan Troell
Director of Photography
Director
Editor
Erik Nordgren
Original Music Composer
Rolf Boman
Art Direction
Bo Högberg
Sound
Jan Garmstedt
Makeup Artist
Knut Nylén
Costume Design
Leif Hansen
Kjell Gustavsson
Ingrid Wieselgren
Script Supervisor
Evald Andersson
Sound Effects Editor
Rolf Holmquist
Assistant Camera
Sture Arelind
Electrician
Karl-Eric Svensson
Production Manager
Ragnar Waaranperä
Grip
Olle Jakobsson
Sound Mixer
Jack Gill
Additional Music
Walter Kejving
Karl-Erik Tonemar
Property Master