While the City Sleeps (1950)

  • NR
  • 09/08/1950 (SE)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 42m

Overview

Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Ingmar Bergman

Screenplay

Lars-Eric Kjellgren

Director, Writer

Per Anders Fogelström

Novel

Cast

Sven-Eric Gamble's headshot

Sven-Eric Gamble

Jompa
Inga Landgré's headshot

Inga Landgré

Iris Lindstrom
Adolf Jahr's headshot

Adolf Jahr

Iris' Father
Elof Ahrle's headshot

Elof Ahrle

Manager at Lind Bilservice
John Elfström's headshot

John Elfström

Jompa's father
Hilding Gavle's headshot

Hilding Gavle

Fencer
Carl Ström's headshot

Carl Ström

Hansson, janitor
Ulf Palme's headshot

Ulf Palme

Kalle Lund

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