Only a Mother

{{short description|1949 film}}

{{About|Swedish film|American short story, “That Only a Mother”|That Only a Mother}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Only a Mother

| image = File:Only a Mother.jpg

| caption =

| director = Alf Sjöberg

| producer = Carl-Anders Dymling

| based_on = {{based on|Rya-Rya |Ivar Lo-Johansson}}

| writer = Alf Sjöberg

| starring = Eva Dahlbeck
Ragnar Falck
Ulf Palme

| music = Dag Wirén

| cinematography = Martin Bodin

| editing = Oscar Rosander

| studio = Svensk Filmindustri

| distributor = Svensk Filmindustri

| released = {{Film date|1949|10|31|df=yes}}

| runtime = 92 minutes

| country = Sweden

| language = Swedish

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Only a Mother (Swedish: Bara en mor) is a 1949 Swedish drama film written and directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Ragnar Falck and Ulf Palme.Nordic National Cinemas p. 186 It featured the acting debut of Max Von Sydow.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=4272 |title=Bara en mor |accessdate=2011-05-15|work=Swedish Film Database}}

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.