Eddie Axberg as Olof Persson

Gudrun Brost as Olof's Stepmother

Ulla Akselson as Olof's Mother

Bo Wahlström as Older Brother

Rick Axberg as Second Brother

Holger Löwenadler as Kristiansson

Göran Lindberg as Olsson

Tage Sjögren as Lund

Tage Jonsson as Linus

Allan Edwall as August

Anna Maria Blind as Woman in Tale

Birger Lensander as Brickworks Intendant

Max von Sydow as Smålands-Pelle

Ulf Palme as Larsson

Jan-Erik Lindqvist as Johansson

Börje Nyberg as Intendant

Gunnar Björnstrand as Lundgren

Signe Stade as Maria

Stig Törnblom as Fredrik

Åke Fridell as Nicke Larsson

Ulla Sjöblom as Olivia

Friedrich Ochsner as Blacksmith

Catti Edfeldt as Maja

Ulla Blomstrand as Elfrisina

Bengt Ekerot as Byberg

Per Oscarsson as Niklas

Bertil Linné as Esperantist