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Director
  
Alf Sjoberg

Music director
  
Lars-Erik Larsson

Duration
  

Language
  
Swedish

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Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Alf Sjoberg, Olle Hedberg

Country
  
Sweden

Iris and the Lieutenant movie poster

Release date
  
16 December 1946 (1946-12-16)

Writer
  
Olle Hedberg (novel), Olle Hedberg (screenplay), Alf Sjoberg

Initial release
  
December 16, 1946 (Sweden)

Cast
  
Mai Zetterling
,
Alf Kjellin
,
Åke Claesson
,
Holger Löwenadler
,
Stig Järrel
,
Einar Axelsson

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Iris and the Lieutenant (Swedish: Iris och löjtnantshjärta) is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Åke Claesson. It won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. The film boosted Zetterling's international profile. Shortly afterwards she moved to Britain to make Frieda (1947).

The film is adapted from a 1934 novel by the same title, written by Olle Hedberg.

Cast

  • Mai Zetterling as Iris Mattson, mrs Asp's maid.
  • Alf Kjellin as Robert Motander, the lieutenant.
  • Åke Claesson as Oscar Motander, Robert's father.
  • Holger Löwenadler as Baltzar Motander, Robert's brother.
  • Margareta Fahlén as Greta Motander, Baltzar's wife.
  • Ingrid Borthen as Malin 'Mary' Wallbeck, Robert's half-sister.
  • Einar Axelsson as Frans Wallbeck, Mary's husband.
  • Gull Natorp as Ebba Asp, Robert's aunt.
  • Stig Järrel as Harald Montander, Robert's cousin.
  • Peter Lindgren as Svante Montander, Roberts cousin.
  • Magnus Kesster as Emil Gustell.

    • References

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