Only a Mother

This article is about Swedish film. For American short story, “That Only a Mother”, see That Only a Mother.

Only a Mother (Swedish: Bara en mor) is a 1949 Swedish drama film written and directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Ragnar Falck and Ulf Palme.^[1] It featured the acting debut of Max Von Sydow.^[2]

Only a Mother
Directed by	Alf Sjöberg
Written by	Alf Sjöberg
Based on	Rya-Rya by Ivar Lo-Johansson
Produced by	Carl-Anders Dymling
Starring	Eva Dahlbeck Ragnar Falck Ulf Palme
Cinematography	Martin Bodin
Edited by	Oscar Rosander
Music by	Dag Wirén
Production company	Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	31 October 1949 (1949-10-31)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.

Main cast

• Eva Dahlbeck as Maria, aka Rya-Rya
• Ragnar Falck as Henrik, Rya-Rya's husband
• Ulf Palme as Hammar
• Hugo Björne as Eniel
• Åke Fridell as Inspector
• Mona Geijer-Falkner as Emili
• Max von Sydow as Nils
• Margaretha Krook as Berta
• Mimi Pollak as Erika Rost
• Elsa Widborg as Cowman's wife
• Olof Widgren as Rya-Rya's Father
• Ulla Smidje as Cecilia, the sick girl
• Sif Ruud as Teacher
• Signe Rydberg-Eklöf as Rya-Rya's Mother
• Ernst Brunman as School council's chairman
• Nils Hultgren as Alm, Cecilia's father