När syrenerna blomma

Overview

The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also at school he has to face regular beatings because of his Stockholm background, the only one who cares for him is a girl, Lotta, who promises to marry him one day. When he's 20 he moves to Stockholm and joins the Royal guards at the Royal palace. Quite by accident he meets Lotta again and start an affair with her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Directed by Ivar Johansson

Top cast

Kenne Fant

Johannes Weijner

Nine-Christine Jönsson

Charlotta, "Trubbnos"

Gudrun Brost

Alexandra Weijner

Eva Stiberg

Frida

M

Maj-Lis Lüning

Julia

Åke Fridell

Doctor

John Elfström

Gustafsson

Anna-Lisa Baude

Emma

Ingrid Backlin

Aina Wickman

Börje Mellvig

Albert Wickman

Hjördis Petterson

Mrs. Lamberg

Willy Peters

John Weijner

Björn Berglund

Rudolf

Lissi Alandh

Lena i Härsikeby

Sten Lindgren

Charlotta's father

Hugo Björne

Oscar II

Olav Riégo

Sven Lagerberg, general

Arthur Fischer

Strid the cobbler

P

Paul-Erland Dahlerus

Johannes as a child

M

Margareta Nisborg

Charlotta as a child

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