While the City Sleeps (1950 film)
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 by Per Anders Fogelström whom also wrote the screenplay. 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.
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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 |
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| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot summary
Cast
- 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
- "While the City Sleeps (Feature Film, 1950)". The Ingmar Bergman Foundation who owns ingmarbergman.se. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
- While the City Sleeps at IMDb
- While the City Sleeps at the TCM Movie Database
- While the City Sleeps at AllMovie
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