While the City Sleeps (1950 film)
| While the City Sleeps | |
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| Directed by | Lars-Eric Kjellgren |
| Screenplay by | Per Anders Fogelström |
| Based on | Ligister 1949 novel by Per Anders Fogelström |
| Starring | Sven-Eric Gamble Inga Landgré Adolf Jahr |
| Cinematography | Martin Bodin |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
| Music by | Stig Rybrant |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
While the City Sleeps (Swedish: Medan staden sover), is a 1950 Swedish crime drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Inga Landgré and Adolf Jahr. It is based on the novel Ligister ( "Gangsters") by Per Anders Fogelström, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The well-known Swedish director Ingmar Bergman provided some input on the film.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.
Plot summary
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The story centres around Jompa, who is unemployed and lives with his parents.
[edit]He is the leader of a youth gang that frequents nightclubs and cafes and engages in petty crimes.
[edit]During a poker game, he becomes indebted to Kalle Lund, a crime boss, who gives him an opportunity to settle his debt by engaging in a bigger crime.
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa
- Inga Landgré as Iris Lindström
- Adolf Jahr as Iris' father
- Elof Ahrle as Manager at Lind Bilservice
- John Elfström as Jompa's father
- Hilding Gavle as Fencer
- Carl Ström as Hansson, janitor
- Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund
- Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Rutan
- Märta Dorff as Iris' mother
- Ilse-Nore Tromm as Jompa's mother
- Ulla Smidje as Asta
- Hans Sundberg as Knatten Gustafsson
- Arne Ragneborn as Richard 'Sune' Sundberg
- Lennart Lundh as Gunnar 'Slampen' Lindström
- Hans Dahlberg as Sven-Erik 'Lång-Sam' Samuelsson
- Åke Hylén as Per 'Pekå' Knutsson
- Rolf Bergström as Gunnar
- Arthur Fischer as Police Officer
- Ebba Flygare as The Fence's Wife
- Gunnar Hellström as Young Man in Restaurant
- Julius Jacobsen as Restaurant Pianist
- Henrik Schildt as Worker at Lind Bilservice
- Alf Östlund as Andersson
- Harriet Andersson as Young Girl
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Hostess
- Börje Mellvig as Prosecutor
- Olav Riégo as Judge
- Meta Velander as Cafe Waitress
References
[edit]- ^ "While the City Sleeps (Feature Film, 1950)". Ingmar Bergman. The Ingmar Bergman Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- While the City Sleeps at IMDb
- While the City Sleeps at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› While the City Sleeps at AllMovie
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