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Original title ... som en tjuv om natten
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1940-03-18

Cast

Sture Lagerwall
Nils "Nisse" Ekberg, utger sig för att vara Göran Bergsten

Birgit Tengroth
Anne-Marie, Göran Bergstens kusin

Hilda Borgström
fru M. Bergsten, Göran Bergstens farmor

Thor Modéen
Klock-Johan

Sigurd Wallén
Grundell, kontorschefen på Bergstens Fabriks A.-B.

Carin Swensson
Alfhild, Bergstens köksa

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Musical Arrangement
Costume Designer
Titles

Cast

Sture Lagerwall Nils "Nisse" Ekberg, utger sig för att vara Göran Bergsten
Birgit Tengroth Anne-Marie, Göran Bergstens kusin
Hilda Borgström fru M. Bergsten, Göran Bergstens farmor
Thor Modéen Klock-Johan
Sigurd Wallén Grundell, kontorschefen på Bergstens Fabriks A.-B.
Carin Swensson Alfhild, Bergstens köksa
Gunnar Olsson Albert Gren, Nisses kumpan
Dagmar Ebbesen Amelie Modin
Nils Poppe direktör Gotthard Svalling
Gösta Cederlund kommissarie Hallberg
Stig Järrel Bengtsson
Carl Ström Svensson, Nisses krogkamrat i San Francisco
Hugo Björne svenske konsuln i San Francisco
Ragnar Widestedt ingenjör Engvall
John Botvid Andersson, portvakt
Ingrid Envall Ester, hembiträde
Ollars-Erik Landberg överkonstapel
Inga-Lill Åhström Vera, kvinna på arbetsstugan
Ruth Weijden fröken Ljungberg
Anders Frithiof slottsvaktmästaren
Axel Högel verkmästare
Gun Schubert "telefonväxeln"
Gerd Mårtensson servitris
- ej krediterade:
Tord Stål Kronberg, konsulatstjänsteman i San Francisco
Olav Riégo advokat Dalander
Arne Lindblad major Gyldenstråhle, Svallings granne
Frithiof Bjärne en berusad man på krogen i San Francisco
Tom Olsson pojke på arbetsstugan
Lolo Settman flicka på arbetsstugan

Companies

Production Company AB Europa Film
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Europa Film 1940
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 61225
Date 1940-03-12
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2785 meters
Notes Granskningskopians aktlängder: 480-440-545-405-530-385 = 2785 m - 102 minuter. Bolaget lät korta visningskopiorna i akt 4 och 5 till totalt 2690 m - 98 minuter (aktlängder: 480-440-545-415-380-430 = 2690 m - 98 minuter). Aktlängder: 480, 440, 545, 405, 530, 385.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Tobis Klangfilm
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2690 meter
Length in minutes 98 min
Reels 6 reels
Dialogue


Production location

1939-12-21 1940-02-29
Kina slott Drottningholm Sweden
AB Europa Studio Sundbyberg Sweden (ateljé)

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1940-03-18 Rio Malmö Sweden 98 min
1940-03-18 Saga Stockholm Sweden 98 min
First showing 1940-03-18 Rio Malmö Sweden 98 min
1940-03-18 Saga Stockholm Sweden 98 min
TV showing 1988-07-31 Kanal 1 Sweden 97 min
1992-12-08 TV2 Sweden 97 min
1996-02-09 SVT2 Sweden 97 min
1999-02-09 SVT1 Sweden 97 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Salammbô
Composer Édouard Tremisot


Original title Charles II. Uvertyr
Composer Montague Phillips (1936)


Original title Old Folks at Home
Composer Stephen C. Foster (1851)
Lyrics Stephen C. Foster (1851)


Original title The World in the Open Air
Composer Montague Phillips


Original title Für Elise, pianobagatell, a-moll
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1810)
Instrumentalist Birgit Tengroth (piano - dubbad av ?)


Original title Preludium, piano, op. 28. Nr 7, A-dur
Composer Frédéric Chopin (1838/39)


Original title Haydns Barnsymfoni / Kassation, G-dur
Composer Leopold Mozart


Original title Polonäs-fantasi, piano, op. 61, Ass-dur
Composer Frédéric Chopin (1845)


Original title Souvenir de Chopin
Composer Oscar Fetras


Syndare i filmparadiset (1956) Citation included from ... som en tjuv om natten (1940)
På galejan (1941) Citation included from ... som en tjuv om natten (1940)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2632


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2632


Holdings Posters

Size Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs
Designed by Eric Rohman


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Soneson & Rydells boktryckeri


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 118 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 28 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 28 s.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Wie ein Dieb bei Nacht.
Extent 27 s.
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish



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