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A Woman's Face
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A Woman's Face

1938-10-31 · 104 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Crime

A cynical woman with a disfigured face—a hardened criminal—gets an opportunity to change her ways when she meets a sympathetic plastic surgeon. She leaves her old life behind, but soon her old friends catch up with her.

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Directors
Gustaf Molander
Production companies
SF Studios
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ingrid BergmanIngrid BergmanAnna Holm
Tore SvennbergTore SvennbergBarring
Anders HenriksonAnders HenriksonAllan Wegert
Georg RydebergGeorg RydebergTorsten Barring
Gunnar SjöbergGunnar SjöbergHarald Berg
Hilda BorgströmHilda BorgströmEmma
Karin KavliKarin KavliVera Wegert
Erik 'Bullen' BerglundErik 'Bullen' BerglundNyman
Sigurd WallénSigurd WallénMiller
Gösta CederlundGösta Cederlund"Greven" Severin
Magnus KessterMagnus Kesster"Vackra Herman"
Göran BernhardGöran BernhardLars-Erik Barring
Bror BüglerBror BüglerGeorg Mark
Linnéa HillbergLinnéa HillbergWegerts sjuksyster
Astrid BodinAstrid BodinInga
Anna-Lisa BaudeAnna-Lisa Baudehotellvärdinnan
John EricssonJohn Ericsson
Blenda Dahlquist
Carl BrowalliusCarl Browallius
Signe Lundberg-Settergren

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