Symphony of a City (1947)

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Original title	Människor i stad
Swedish release title	Människor i stad
International title	Symphony of a City
Distribution title	Ihmisiä kaupungissa (Finland) Mennesker i Byen (Danmark) Menschen in der Stadt (Västtyskland) Symphony of a City (USA) People of a City (engelskspråkig titel) Man in the City (engelskspråkig titel) Rhythm of a City (engelskspråkig titel)
Translated title	Le rythme de la ville (franskspråkig titel) Gente di città (italienskspråkig titel) Gente de ciudad (spanskspråkig titel)

Director	Arne Sucksdorff
Screenplay	Arne Sucksdorff
Director of Photography	Arne Sucksdorff
Music	Stig Rybrant (originalmusik)
Film Editor	Arne Sucksdorff
Production Mixer	Arne Sucksdorff
Assistant Director	Hans Lagerkvist
Unit Manager	Nils Whiten
Assistant Cameraman	Åke Nilsson (as Åke G. Nilsson)
Musical Arrangement	Stig Rybrant
Propman	Sven Löfgren
Titles	Alva Lundin

Mats Björne	den unge mannen
Björn Näslund	pojken
Bo Tobiasson	den lille pojken
Erland Colliander	kyrkvaktmästaren
Sven Ericsson	man vid Riksbron som tittar på fiskare
Sala-Frasse	fiskaren
Anders Nohrborg	pojke

Production Company	AB Svensk Filmindustri		(för)
	Stockholms stad
	Svenska Institutet
	Svenska Turisttrafikförbundet
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
	AB Svensk Filmindustri	1947
Distributor in Sweden (16 mm)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1989-08-07
	Svenska Institutet	1969-06-05
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2015
Distributor in Sweden (Inst. Video)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
Laboratory	AB Svensk Filmindustris filmlaboratorium

Censorship number	72185
Date	1989-08-07
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	192 meters

Censorship number	72185
Date	1989-08-07
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	480 meters

Censorship number	72185
Date	1969-06-05
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	192 meters

Censorship number	72185
Date	1955-05-25
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	192 meters

Censorship number	72185
Date	1948-02-21
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	192 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 0.

Censorship number	72185
Date	1947-08-12
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	480 meters

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	AGA-Baltic
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	480 meter
Length in minutes	18 min
Reels	1 reels
Dialogue	Without speach

		Sweden	(sommaren)	1946	1946
Gustav Adolfs torg	Stockholm
Norrström	Stockholm
Gamla stan	Stockholm
Hötorget	Stockholm
Storkyrkan	Stockholm

Release in Sweden	1947-08-15	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden	18 min	(förfilm till den svenska långfilmen "Krigsmans erinran")
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2001-09-07
	2001-09-11
	2001-09-25
	2001-10-07
Other showing	2005-09-28
Festival showing	2006-04-20
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2007-01-11
FIAF showing	2007-08-22					UCLA International Festival of Preservation.
	2008-01-23					Synad vid retur av Jan-Erik Söderman.
Filmhusetvisning	2008-11-01					Länge leve filmen! - Filmarkivet 75 år.
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2009-10-23					I samarb. med Utlandsavd.AH.
	2010-03-16					Visning under perioden 16-28/3.AH.
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2012-02-06
Filmhusetvisning	2012-03-13					För Svenska Institutet.
Extern biograf, Sverige	2012-04-24
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2012-09-12
	2013-01-29
VOD release	2013-12-04	Filmarkivet.se		Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2014-02-14
	2015-02-16
	2015-11-03
	2016-03-02
	2016-09-13
	2016-11-02
	2017-02-13
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2017-07-06
	2017-07-07
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2017-09-26
Festival showing	2017-10-25	Fyrisbiografen	Uppsala	Sweden		Uppsala Kortfilmfestival 2017
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2017-12
	2018-01-14
	2018-01-15
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2018-02-22
	2018-10-02
FIAF showing	2018-11-27
	2018-12-23
	2019-01-19
	2019-02-01
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2019-02-19
FIAF showing	2019-02-24
	2019-03-10
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-07-26
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2019-09-26
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-10-28
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2020-02-25
Inställd visning	2020-05-13			Sweden		Filmvetenskapliga institutionen
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2022-02-09		Stockholm	Sweden
	2022-08-30		Stockholm	Sweden
	2022-09-22		Stockholm	Sweden
FIAF showing	2022-12-09		Vienna	Austria
	2022-12-17		Vienna	Austria
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2023-01-26		Stockholm	Sweden
FIAF showing	2023-04-30		Brisbane	Australia
	2023-05-06		Brisbane	Australia
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2024-02-07		Stockholm	Sweden
FIAF showing	2024-03-23		Copenhagen	Denmark

Academy Award of Merit	Hollywood	1949			(bästa kortfilm 1948)

En kluven stad (1998)		Symphony of a City (1947)
Skönheten skall rädda världen : Ett sista samtal med Arne Sucksdorff om hans filmer (2000)		Symphony of a City (1947)

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Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	481

Element type	Print
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Carrier type	35 mm
Length	478

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Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Element type	Print
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Carrier type	35 mm

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Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

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Carrier type	35 mm

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Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Element type	Duplicate negative
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	480

Script type	Peripheral material
Language	Swedish

Black and white print	SET
Behind the scenes prints	4
Album	Yes

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	DCP
Dialogue	Without speach

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

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Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digital audio
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264