

A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry anonymously many years ago. At the same time he acknowledges his love affair with a waitress at the city hotel, Fanny. What is most upsetting is the fact that Fanny has a grownup daughter, Anna, with no known father. Could their poet teacher be the father although he and Fanny are not married?

Sickan Carlsson
Fanny

Gunnar Björnstrand
David Franzén

Stig Järrel
Ludvig Lundberg

Bibi Andersson
Anna

Hjördis Petterson
Ellen Franzén

Kristina Adolphson
Astrid Skog

Per Myrberg
Emil

Gösta Cederlund
Liljedahl

Torsten Winge
Wibom

Sten Hedlund
Headmaster
Stefan Hübinette
Volunteer

Lasse Krantz
Maitre d'

Fillie Lyckow
Berta, Waitress
Sven Nilsson
Bishop
Rolf Nystedt
Mayor
Birger Sahlberg
Constable

Stina Ståhle
Headmaster's Wife

Jan Tiselius
Ossian - School Boy
Ivar Uhlin
Dr. Brusén
Lars Westlund
Postmaster
Alf Kjellin
Ingmar Bergman, Erland Josephson
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