Birger Malmsten as Bo Fredriksson

Eva Stiberg as Eva

Eva Dahlbeck as Susanne Bolin

Åke Claesson as Erik Fredriksson

Wanda Rothgardt as Anna Fredriksson

Hilda Borgström as Maria

Stig Olin as Göran Bolin

Inga Landgré as Frida Fredriksson

Olof Sandborg as Berglund

Carl Ström as Johansson

Sture Ericson as Josef Friedel

Lasse Sarri as Bo - Age 12

Anne Carlsson as Marthe

Barbro Flodquist as Waitress

Göthe Grefbo as Ticket collector

John Harryson as Fritz

Erland Josephson as Karl

Siv Thulin as Girl on the Meadow

Fylgia Zadig as Girl on the Meadow

Lennart Blomkvist as Anders, train driver

Hans Dahlin as military on the train

David Erikson as ticket collector in flashback

Yvonne Eriksson as Lena

Hanny Schedin as midwife

Britt Ångström as girl on the meadow

Birger Åsander as track worker