Overview
Set against the backdrop of the 1909 general strike, Hjördis is employed as a housemaid in a wealthy Stockholm family.
Director and cast
- Vilgot Sjöman Director
- Anita Ekström as Hjördis
- Gösta Bredefeldt as Daniel Severin Larsson
- Ingrid Thulin as Inez Crona
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Claes Crona
- Sif Ruud as Thekla Rehnholm
- Per Myrberg as Sebastian Rehnholm
- Evabritt Strandberg as Thérèse Lundström
- Frej Lindqvist as Fritz Fredrik Crona
- Claire Wikholm as Zaida
- Ernst Günther as Theodor Litz, "Finland"
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