This Can’t Happen Here (1950): Cast
This Can’t Happen Here is a 1950 mystery thriller directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Ulf Palme as Atkä Natas, Signe Hasso and Alf Kjellin. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Original language
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Swedish - Studio
- SF Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is This Can’t Happen Here About?
The premise of This Can’t Happen Here without spoilers.
Atka Natas, a secret agent of the Liquidatzian regime, visits his estranged wife Vera, a chemist helping exiles smuggle compatriots to safety. Local policeman Almkvist, Vera’s former lover, contacts her while probing a refugee’s death. Natas holds a list of operatives in the country and plans to sell it to the Americans, but Vera attempts to kill him after an argument about rescuing her parents from Liquidatzia.
This Can’t Happen Here Themes & Keywords
· 13 tags- dancing
- secret
- shades
- donald duck
- cinema
- gun
- spy
- car crash
- car chase
- foot chase
- husband
- wife
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- based on novel
This Can’t Happen Here Cast & Characters
Ulf Palme leads the cast as Atkä Natas, with Signe Hasso as Vera Irmelin and Alf Kjellin as Björn Almkvist. Directed by Ingmar Bergman; 25 actors are credited in all.
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Director Ingmar Bergman
- Ulf Palme as Atkä Natas
- Signe Hasso as Vera Irmelin
- Alf Kjellin as Björn Almkvist
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Woman
Also Starring in This Can’t Happen Here
· 21 more- Hanny Schedin Woman Who Can't Sleep
- Helga Brofeldt Elderly Woman
- Gösta Cederlund Doctor
- Stig Olin Young Man
- Georg Skarstedt Worker
- Tor Borong Doorkeeper
- Magnus Kesster The Neighbour
- Sven-Axel Carlsson Young Man
- Maud Hyttenberg Student
- Erik Forslund Doorkeeper
- Gösta Holmström Secret Service Man
- Segol Mann Secret Service Man
- Alexander von Baumgarten The Captain of the Mrofnimok Gadyn
- Yngve Nordwall Lindell
- Gregor Dahlman Secret Service Man
- Ragnar Klange Filip Rundblom
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- Hugo Bolander Hotel Manager
- Lillie Wästfeldt Mrs. Rundblom
- Willy Koblanck Secret Service Man
- Mona Åstrand The Young Girl
- Gunwer Bergkvist
More from Ingmar Bergman
More films directed by Ingmar Bergman, best-rated first: The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona and The Magician.
This Can’t Happen Here Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Menschenjagd” and “Ciò non accadrebbe qui”.
- Also known as
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- Menschenjagd
- Ciò non accadrebbe qui
- Esto no puede ocurrir aquí
- Cela ne se produirait pas ici
- 不能在此发生
- To się tu nie zdarza
- Isto Não Aconteceria Aqui
- Sellaista ei tapahdu täällä
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This Can’t Happen Here FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of This Can’t Happen Here, each answered in a sentence.
How long is This Can’t Happen Here?
This Can’t Happen Here runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was This Can’t Happen Here released?
This Can’t Happen Here was released on October 23, 1950.
Who directed This Can’t Happen Here?
This Can’t Happen Here was directed by Ingmar Bergman.
More films by Ingmar Bergman Who is in the cast of This Can’t Happen Here?
This Can’t Happen Here stars Ulf Palme as Atkä Natas, Signe Hasso as Vera Irmelin and Alf Kjellin as Björn Almkvist, among 25 credited actors.
Does This Can’t Happen Here have a post-credit scene?
No. This Can’t Happen Here has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is This Can’t Happen Here in?
The original language of This Can’t Happen Here is Swedish.
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