No Way Back (1947 film)
No Way Back (Swedish: Ingen väg tillbaka) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by and starring Edvin Adolphson and also featuring Anita Björk, Olof Bergström and Gaby Stenberg.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth.
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| Directed by | Edvin Adolphson |
| Written by | Edvin Adolphson Ragnar af Geijerstam |
| Based on | Drift by Hans Severinsen |
| Produced by | Carl Nelson |
| Starring | Edvin Adolphson Anita Björk Gaby Stenberg |
| Cinematography | Hilding Bladh |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
| Music by | Sune Waldimir |
Production company | Monark Film |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm |
Release date | 18 August 1947 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
Hugo Henriksen, a widowed businessman in wartime occupied Copenhagen is about to be granted a directorship and is persuaded by his daughter Evelyn to go out and celebrate. During an air raid a series of events lead to him accidentally killing a prostitute who had accosted him. He is witness leaving the vicinity by Preben, a young man who hopes to marry Evelyn. Henriksen leaves the city to avoid the hue and cry, and briefly enjoys some days of happiness with a woman Inger who he meets. However, he abruptly leaves her and returns to Copenhagen.
He discovers Preben is mixed up with the anti-German resistance movement. He eventually also sacrifices himself in the cause, as he is already a doomed man.
Cast
- Edvin Adolphson as Hugo Henriksen
- Anita Björk as Evelyn
- Olof Bergström as Preben
- Gaby Stenberg as Inger
- Naemi Briese as Rosa
- Arnold Sjöstrand as Rasmussen
- Hugo Björne as Jespeersen
- Julie Bernby as Prostitute
- Nancy Dalunde as Prostitute
- Carl Hagman as Beer café host
- Aurore Palmgren as Mrs. Jörgensen
- Willy Peters as Benito
References
- Qvist & Von Bagh p.30
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.