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Only a Mother

6.819491h 32mMovieDrama

A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.

DirectorAlf Sjöberg
WriterAlf Sjöberg
ProducerCarl Anders Dymling

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Cast · Directed by Alf Sjöberg

EDEva Dahlbeck
Eva Dahlbeck
Maria, aka Rya-Rya
RFRagnar Falck
Ragnar Falck
Henrik, Rya-Rya's husband
UPUlf Palme
Ulf Palme
Hammar
HBHugo Björne
Hugo Björne
Eniel
ÅFÅke Fridell
Åke Fridell
Inspector
MGMona Geijer-Falkner
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Emili
MSMax von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Nils
MKMargaretha Krook
Margaretha Krook
Berta
MPMimi Pollak
Mimi Pollak
Erika Rost
EWElsa Widborg
Elsa Widborg
Cowman's Wife
OWOlof Widgren
Olof Widgren
Rya-Rya's Father
USUlla Smidje
Ulla Smidje
Cecilia, the Sick Girl

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Det spökar - det spökar...
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Only a Mother is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard in United Kingdom.

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Yes — Only a Mother is available on Netflix in United Kingdom as of November 2026.

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