Night Child (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Gunnar Hellström |
| Written by | Gunnar Hellström Annastina Ek |
| Produced by | Rune Waldekranz |
| Starring | Gunnar Hellström Harriet Andersson Erik Strandmark Nils Hallberg |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Music by | Torbjörn Lundquist |
Production company | Sandrews |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Night Child (Swedish: Nattbarn) is a 1956 Swedish crime drama film directed by Gunnar Hellström and starring Hellström, Harriet Andersson, Erik Strandmark and Nils Hallberg.[1][2] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
Synopsis
[edit]A young man is paroled from prison and gets a good, stable job. However he is lured back into the criminal underworld of Stockholm.
Cast
[edit]- Gunnar Hellström as Nils Gustaf Boman
- Harriet Andersson as Wivan
- Erik Strandmark as Leo Devell
- Nils Hallberg as Sven Harry Kallen
- Birgitta Olzon as Eva Rehn
- Sven-Eric Gamble as 'Count'
- Marianne Löfgren as Lätthammar
- Stig Järrel as Director Stenberg
- Märta Arbin as Nick's Mother
- Sven Almgren as Eva's Brother
- Bengt Eklund as Knotan
- Siv Ericks as Gittan
- Naemi Briese as Sonja
- Björn Berglund as Lithman
- Elsa Prawitz as Vera Gillman
- Åke Fridell as Eva's Father
- Ingrid Backlin as Eva's Mother
- Åke Claesson as Judge
- Olof Sandborg as Fritz
- Ragnar Sörman as Myran
- Margit Andelius as Mrs. André
- Axel Högel as Mollberg
- Peter Lindgren as Bruno
- Göthe Grefbo as Machine Operator
- Keve Hjelm as Berra
- Mona Åstrand as Barbro
- Ulla-Bella Fridh as Britt
- David Erikson as Supervisor
- Sven Holmberg as Maitre d'
- Elsa Ebbesen as Woman
- Georg Skarstedt as Night Watchman
- Per-Axel Arosenius as Plain-clothes Policeman
- Ulf Johansson as Plain-clothes Policeman
- Claes Thelander as Assistant Hair Dresser
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
- Segrave, Kerry & Martin, Linda. The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era--biographies, Criticism, Filmographies, Bibliographies. McFarland, 1990.
External links
[edit]- Night Child at IMDb
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