A Woman's Face

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A Woman's Face

1938

1h 44m

6.0(27 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A cynical woman with a disfigured face—a hardened criminal—gets an opportunity to change her ways when she meets a sympathetic plastic surgeon. She leaves her old life behind, but soon her old friends catch up with her.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ingrid Bergman

Anna Holm

Tore Svennberg

Barring

Anders Henrikson

Allan Wegert

Georg Rydeberg

Torsten Barring

Gunnar Sjöberg

Harald Berg

Hilda Borgström

Emma

Karin Kavli

Vera Wegert

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Nyman

Sigurd Wallén

Miller

Gösta Cederlund

"Greven" Severin

Creative team

Directed by: Gustaf Molander
Written by: Ragnhild Prim
Francis de Croisset

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