Simon the Sinner

Simon the Sinner (Swedish: Simon syndaren) is a 1954 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Hellström and starring Hellström, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Stig Järrel. It was shot at the Stocksund Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city.

Synopsis

Believing that he has killed a man in a fight, Simon goes to take shelter with a religious group.

Cast

• Gunnar Hellström as Simon Angus
• Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Rut Persson
• Stig Järrel as Reverend Rickman
• Einar Axelsson as Persson
• Åke Grönberg as Lund
• Marianne Löfgren as Mrs. Spalding
• Sven-Eric Gamble as Herbert
• Willy Peters as Journalist
• Ulla Sjöblom as Sick Girl
• Carl Ström as Mattsson
• Märta Dorff as Simon's Mother
• Olof Sandborg as Deaf Rock Blaster
• Olle Hilding as Believer
• Märta Arbin as Believer's Wife
• David Erikson as Member of Elder's Council
• Nils Ohlin as Member of Elder's Council
• Renée Björling as Woman Drinking Coffee
• Magnus Kesster as Editor
• Hans Sandberg as Biker
• Anders Andelius as Biker
• Siv Ericks as Woman Drinking Coffee
• Gösta Prüzelius as Policeman
• Jane Friedmann as Telephone Operator
• John Melin as Relief Seeker
• Carl-Axel Hallgren as Kantor
• Margit Andelius as Store Clerk
• Olga Appellöf as Mother seeking help
• Astrid Bodin as Woman in Square
• Arthur Fischer as Man with cigar
• Siegfried Fischer as Older Worker
• Svea Holst as Mrs. Spalding's Maid
• Axel Högel as Man standing in line
• Stig Johanson as Man in Square
• Sten Mattsson as Biker
• Georg Skarstedt as Older Worker
• Hugo Tranberg as Man with walking stick
• Måns Westfelt as Man with beret

References

Bibliography

• Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
• Wright, Rochelle. The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film. SIU Press, 1998.

External links

• Simon the Sinner at IMDb

1. Carly Simon (album)
2. Simon the Pharisee
3. Born Sinner
4. Saint Peter
5. Sin After Sin
6. Sinner's prayer
7. Gunnar Hellström
8. Parable of the Two Debtors
9. Svea Holst
10. Antonio Campos (director)
11. Arthur Fischer (actor)
12. Astrid Bodin
13. List of Swedish films of the 1950s
14. John Logan (writer)
15. Sven-Eric Gamble
16. David Erikson
17. Stig Johanson
18. The Saint (Simon Templar)
19. Gösta Prüzelius
20. Åke Grönberg