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WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS
(Medan staden sover, 1950)




Cast
Credits
Jompa: Sven-Eric Gamble
Iris Lindström: Inga Landgré
Iris's father: Adolf Jahr
The boss: Elof Ahrle
Jompa's father: John Elfström
Fence: Hilding Gavle
Hansson: Carol Ström
Kalle Lund: Ulf Palme
"Rutan": Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Greta: Märta Dorff
Jompa's mother: Ilse-Nore Tromm
Jompa's sister: Ulla Smidje
"Knatten" Gustafsson: Hans Sundberg
Sune: Arne Ragneborn
Slampen: Lennart Lundh
Lång-Sam: Hans Dahlberg
Pekå: Åke Hylén

Producer: Helge Hagerman
Director: Lars-Eric Kjellgren
Screenplay: Lars-Eric Kjellgren and Per Anders Fogelström, from an idea by Bergman based on Fogelström's novel Ligister [Gang Members]
Cinematography: Martin Bodin
Art Direction: Nils Svenwall
Music: Stig Rybrant, Eskil Eckert-Lundin
Editor: Oscar Rosander


WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS

Original title:
Medan staden sover ["While the city sleeps"]

Other titles:
Kun kaupunki nukkuu (Finland); Mentre la città dorme (Italy); Når Stockholm sover (Denmark); När staden sover (Finland)

Production:
Svensk Filmindustri

Distribution:
Svensk Filmindustri

Premiere:
8 September 1950 (Skandia, Stockholm)

Running time:
102 minutes

Aspect ratio:
1.37:1

Language:
Swedish

Filmed:
on location in South Stockholm and at Råsunda Studios; from January to February 1950.