Two Stories Up
Two Stories Up or Across the Yard and Two Flights Up (Swedish: Två trappor över gården) is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Gertrud Fridh, Bengt Eklund and Irma Christenson.[1][2] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.
| Two Stories Up | |
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| Directed by | Gösta Werner |
| Written by | Nils Idström (novel) Ivar Ahlstedt |
| Produced by | Inge Ivarson |
| Starring | Gertrud Fridh Bengt Eklund Irma Christenson |
| Cinematography | Sten Dahlgren |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
| Music by | Willy Mattes |
Production company | Kungsfilm |
| Distributed by | Kungsfilm |
Release date | 6 February 1950 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
The artist Bengt Hallberg escapes from a mental asylum and heads out to find Inga Larsson, the only person in the world he cares about.
Cast
- Gertrud Fridh as Inga Larsson
- Bengt Eklund as Bengt Hallberg
- Irma Christenson as Tessan
- Sif Ruud as Gunhild
- Elof Ahrle as Konrad
- Åke Fridell as Caretaker
- Björn Berglund as Inga's Father
- Ilse-Nore Tromm as Inga's Mother
- Stig Järrel as Art collector
- Lisskulla Jobs as Deaconess
- Harriet Andersson as Girl in social shelter
- Wiktor Andersson as Johan
- Britta Billsten as Bojan
- Ann Bornholm as Young Inga
- Åke Claesson as Chief Physician
- Julia Cæsar as Julia
- Carl Deurell as Angry old man in basement
- Sven-Eric Gamble as Gunnar
- Göthe Grefbo as Salvation Army Lieutenant
- Nils Hallberg as Knarren
- Magnus Kesster as Police Interrogator
- Sven Lindberg as Doctor
- Arne Lindblad as Peddler
- Ingrid Lothigius as 'Ugglan'
- Gunnar Sjöberg as Reverend
- Tom Walter as Tjocken
References
- Scandinavian Cinema p.282
- Larsson & Marklund p.155
Bibliography
- Cowie, Peter Françoise Buquet, Risto Pitkänen & Godfried Talboom. Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Tantivy Press, 1992.
- Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
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