While the City Sleeps (1950): Cast
While the City Sleeps is a 1950 crime drama directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren, starring Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa, Ulf Palme and Inga Landgré. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- Lars-Eric Kjellgren
- Original language
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Swedish - Studio
- SF Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is While the City Sleeps About?
The premise of While the City Sleeps without spoilers.
Jompa, an unemployed young man still living with his exasperated parents, spends his nights drifting between clubs, cafés and small‑time crimes with his friends. A poker game leaves him in debt to the local thug Kalle Lund, who promises a way out: steal the cash hoarded by an elderly pensioner. If Jompa succeeds, his troubles could vanish. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
While the City Sleeps Themes & Keywords
· 3 tags- adult child lives with parents
- burglary
- based on novel
While the City Sleeps Cast & Characters
Sven-Eric Gamble leads the cast as Jompa, with Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund and Inga Landgré as Iris Lindstrom. Directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren; 40 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lars-Eric Kjellgren
- Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa
- Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund
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Inga Landgré as Iris Lindstrom -
Harriet Andersson
Also Starring in While the City Sleeps
· 36 more- John Elfström Jompa's father
- Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Rutan
- Carl Ström Hansson, janitor
- Mona Geijer-Falkner
- Hanny Schedin
- Märta Dorff Iris' mother
- Börje Mellvig
- Meta Velander
- Arne Ragneborn Richard 'Sune' Sundberg
- Birger Lensander
- Elof Ahrle Manager at Lind Bilservice
- Arthur Fischer
- Alf Östlund
- Helge Hagerman
- Hilding Gavle Fencer
- Adolf Jahr Iris' Father
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- Hans Sundberg Knatten Gustafsson
- Olav Riégo
- Gunnar Hellström
- Ilse-Nore Tromm Jompa's mother
- Hans Dahlberg Sven-Erik 'Lång-Sam' Samuelsson
- Ulla Smidje Asta
- Lennart Lundh Gunnar 'Slampen' Lindström
- John Zacharias
- Walter Sarmell
- Mona Åstrand
- Rolf Bergström
- Gustaf Hedberg
- Kerstin Wibom
- Åke Hylén Per 'Pekå' Knutsson
- Gunnar Johansson
- Marianne Hylén
- Olle Teimert
- Ingemar Jacobsson
- Julius Jacobsen
- Arthur Österwall
More from Lars-Eric Kjellgren
More films directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren: Crime in Paradise, Far till sol och vår, Night Light and Hidden in the Fog.
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While the City Sleeps FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of While the City Sleeps, each answered in a sentence.
How long is While the City Sleeps?
While the City Sleeps runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was While the City Sleeps released?
While the City Sleeps was released on September 8, 1950.
Who directed While the City Sleeps?
While the City Sleeps was directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren.
More films by Lars-Eric Kjellgren Who is in the cast of While the City Sleeps?
While the City Sleeps stars Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa, Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund and Inga Landgré as Iris Lindstrom, among 40 credited actors.
Does While the City Sleeps have a post-credit scene?
No. While the City Sleeps has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is While the City Sleeps in?
The original language of While the City Sleeps is Swedish.
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