To Kill a Child (1953 film)

To Kill a Child
Att döda ett barn
Directed by	Gösta Werner
Written by	Stig Dagerman
Based on	Att döda ett barn by Stig Dagerman
Starring	Karl-Erik Forsgårdh Marie-Anne Condé Georg Årlin Sissi Kaiser Kerstin Thörn Sten Larsson
Narrated by	Gunnar Sjöberg
Cinematography	Sten Dahlgren
Edited by	Gösta Werner
Music by	Rudolf Nelson Walter Joseph
Production company	Minerva Film AB
Release date	August 27, 1953 (1953-08-27) (Sweden)
Running time	9 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

To Kill a Child (Swedish: Att döda ett barn) is a Swedish short film from 1953 that was based on the novella by Stig Dagerman with the same name.^[1] The film shows how a man hits a child with his car.

The film was made in the summer of 1952 in Haväng, Skåne, and was first screened on 31 October 1952 in Uppsala Studenternas Filmstudio, but did not officially premiere until 27 August 1953. The film was allowed from 15 years of age and up.^[2]

Cast

• Karl-Erik Forsgårdh - The Driver
• Marie-Anne Condé - The Woman In The Car
• Georg Årlin - The Child's Father
• Sissi Kaiser - The Child's Mother
• Kerstin Thörn - The Child
• Sten Larsson - The Man By The Gas Station

Music

• Springtime Romance by Rudolf Nelson, instrumental
• Nosegay by Walter Joseph, instrumental

External links

• "Att döda ett barn" at IMDb

References

1. "Att döda ett barn". Nyheter24 Filmtipset (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "Att döda ett barn". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2015.