Brink of Life
Mar 31 1958
•1h 24m
•Drama
Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other.
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Eva Dahlbeck
Stina Andersson
Ingrid Thulin
Cecilia Ellius
Bibi Andersson
Hjördis Pettersson
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Nurse Brita
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