The Girl and the Devil

Oct 30, 1944

1h 32m

★ 6.0

Overview

The soul of an evil witch about to be burned is transferred to the child of a pregnant woman in the audience. 19 years later a timid girl arrives at a farm looking for work. The farmer employs her despite his wife's protests. Soon it stands clear that the girl is in fact the evil witch, returned to wreak havoc on the farmer and his family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Terrafilm

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Cast

Karin

Gunn Wållgren

"Guffar", travelling salesman

Stig Järrel

Mattias the farmer

Sven Miliander

Elin, farmer's wife

Linnéa Hillberg

Olof

Anders Ek

Hans

Toivo Pawlo

Gammel-Kersti

Julia Cæsar

Woman asked to buy a skirt

Gull Natorp

Jonas

Carl Ström

Tailor

Gösta Gustafson

Garv-Johan, Mattias' farm hand

Hugo Jacobson

Mattias' maid

Hanny Schedin

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