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Original title I dödens väntrum
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1946-02-11

Cast

Viveca Lindfors
Vellamo Toivonen, finsk pianist

Hasse Ekman
Vilhelm Canitz, doktor i litteratur

Erik "Bullen" Berglund
doktor Lautensack, överläkare vid Agra sanatorium

Stig Järrel
Martin Dahlberg, patient

Bengt Ekerot
tjuven, tysk patient

Ronald de Wolfe
Frank Graham, engelsk patient

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Plot summary

The physician Vilhelm Canitz is travelling to Switzerland to a sanatorium in Lugano treating lung disease. He does not believe that he is very ill and looks at the stay more like a holiday. At...

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Original title
Swedish release title
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Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Boom Operator

Cast

Viveca Lindfors Vellamo Toivonen, finsk pianist
Hasse Ekman Vilhelm Canitz, doktor i litteratur
Erik "Bullen" Berglund doktor Lautensack, överläkare vid Agra sanatorium
Stig Järrel Martin Dahlberg, patient
Bengt Ekerot tjuven, tysk patient
Ronald de Wolfe Frank Graham, engelsk patient
Sven Bertil Norberg monsieur Defie, fransk patient
Albert Gaubier dansören på nattklubben i Milano
Juanita dansösen på nattklubben
- Ej krediterade:
Liselotte Klingemann fröken König, kvinnan i sanatoriets reception
Willy Carpelan Hugo, vaktmästare
Egon Kötting Karl, chauffören
Nils Edwall den unge italienske mannen på nattklubben
Dagmar Grünberg italienarens flicka
Eric Pattison engelsk patient på liggaltanen
Gaby Douillard fransk (manlig) patient på liggaltanen
Bertil Alvar Magnét patient på liggaltanen
Silvia Tomba syster Maria
- Bortklippta i den slutliga filmen:
Joel Berglund Hjalmar Tingstedt, tenorsångare, patient (bortklippt)
Ingrid Luterkort den svenska kvinnan på tåget (bortklippt)
Börje Mellvig hennes man (bortklippt)

Companies

Production Company AB Terrafilm
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Terrafilm 1946
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2015
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Plot summary

The physician Vilhelm Canitz is travelling to Switzerland to a sanatorium in Lugano treating lung disease. He does not believe that he is very ill and looks at the stay more like a holiday. At the hospital he meets the Finnish pianist Vellamo Toivonen. and fellow Swede Martin Dahlberg. The latter has been there for seven years. He tells Villhelm that only two Swedes have left the sanatorium, as dead. In the end Vilhelm is told that he is gravely ill. He, Dahlberg and Vellamo sneak out and visit a restaurant. There is an air of desperation. Vellamo is told that she is dying. She and Vilhelm have lengthy conversations about the meaning of life and a deep bond develops between them. Vilhelm has surgery and is cured, but Vellamo dies. Vilhelm leaves the sanatorium a much more humble man.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 69700
Date 1946-01-25
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2505 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 525-470-540-520-450 = 2505 meter - 92 minuter. Aktlängder: 525, 470, 540, 520, 450.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2505 meter
Length in minutes 92 min
Reels 5 reels


Original work

Original title I dödens väntrum (Novel)
Author Sven Stolpe


Production location

Sweden 1945-10-08 1945-11-23
Switzerland (första halvan av september - exteriörer i Schweiz) 1945-09 1945-09
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna (Lästmakargatan 18) Stockholm Sweden
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna (Novilla, Djurgården) Stockholm Sweden
Imagoateljén Stocksund Sweden
Södersjukhuset Stockholm Sweden
Agra sanatorium nära Castagnola Lugano Switzerland

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1946-02-11 Palladium Malmö Sweden 92 min
1946-02-11 Royal Stockholm Sweden 92 min
First showing 1946-02-11 Palladium Malmö Sweden 92 min
1946-02-11 Royal Stockholm Sweden 92 min
TV showing 2005-04-04 SVT1 Sweden 87 min
2008-09-30 SVT1 Sweden 87 min
2011-05-25 SVT1 Sweden
2012-09-25 SVT1 Sweden
DVD release 2015-09-14 Sweden
TV showing 2015-11-10 SVT1 Sweden
2018-10-16 SVT1 Sweden
2021-04-20 SVT1 Sweden
VOD release 2023-09-08 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing 2023-09-14 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Latinsk dödsmässa ur den katolska liturgin
Singer - (okänd manlig sångare)


Original title Ma bella mia Maria
Composer Lille Bror Söderlundh (1946)
Lyrics Kjell Löwenadler (1946)
Singer Joel Berglund (dubbar en italiensk statist)


Original title Tango Jalousie
Composer Jacob Gade (1925)


Original title Etyd, piano, op. 10, nr 12, c-moll. Sats 3
Composer Frédéric Chopin (1831)
Instrumentalist Viveca Lindfors (dubbad på piano av ?)


Original title Improvisation (Kraitschik)
Composer Zelik Kraitschik
Instrumentalist Viveca Lindfors (dubbad på piano av ?)


Original title Polonäs-fantasi, piano, op. 61, Ass-dur
Composer Frédéric Chopin (1845)
Instrumentalist Viveca Lindfors (dubbad på piano av ?)


Original title Romans, piano, op. 24, nr 9, Dess-dur
Composer Jean Sibelius (1903)
Instrumentalist Viveca Lindfors (dubbad på piano av ?)


Original title Rapsodi, piano, op. 79, nr 2, g-moll
Composer Johannes Brahms (1892)


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2494


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2500


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2500


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title I dödens väntrum.
Extent 153 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title I dödens väntrum.
Extent 110 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title I dödens väntrum.
Extent 107 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title I dödens väntrum. Dialogscenario. Av Hasse Ekman och Walter Ljungqvist efter Sven Stolpes roman.
Extent 110 s. Rollista och miljölista (6 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title I dödens väntrum. Dialogscenario.
Extent 112 s. Översikt, rollista och miljölista (8 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title I dödens väntrum.
Extent 118 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title I dödens väntrum. Dialogscenario. Av Hasse Ekman och Walter Ljungqvist efter Sven Stolpes roman.
Extent 110 s. Roll- och miljölista (5 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Peripheral material
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 7
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish



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