Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

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Original title	Gycklarnas afton : Ett skillingtryck på film av Ingmar Bergman
Swedish release title	Gycklarnas afton
International title	Sawdust and Tinsel
Distribution title	Gøglernes aften (Danmark) Viettelysten ilta (Finland) Gjøglernes aften (Norge) Sawdust and Tinsel (Storbritannien) The Naked Night (USA) Abend der Gaukler (Västtyskland) Una vampata d'amore (Italien) La nuit des forains (Frankrike) Noche de circo (Spanien) Noite de circo (Portugal) Wieczór kuglarzy (Polen) Večer kejklířů (Tjeckoslovakien) Fűrészpor és ragyogás (Ungern) Aand van die harlekyne (Sydafrika) Вечерта на комедиантите (Bulgarien) Nit de circ (Spanien - Katalorien) Narride õhtu (Estland) Η νύχτα των σαλτιμπάγκων (Grekland) Apnuoginta naktis (Litauen) De spullenbaas (Nederländerna) Noites de circo (Brasilien) Вечер шутов (Ryssland) Večer komedijaša (Jugoslavien) Gezgincilerin gecesi (Turkiet) Вечір блазнів (Ukraina) Večer šutov (Ryssland)

Director	Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay	Ingmar Bergman
Line Producer	Rune Waldekranz
Director of Photography	Sven Nykvist (interiörer) Hilding Bladh (exteriörer)
Music	Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Art Director	Bibi Lindström
Film Editor	Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Production Mixer	Olle Jakobsson
Technical Advisor	John W. Björling (cirkusinteriörer) Rune Zetterlund (cirkusinteriörer) Sigvard Törnqvist (cirkushästar)
Script Supervisor	Marianne Axelsson
Unit Manager	Lars-Owe Carlberg
First Assistant Cameraman	Lars Johnsson Hans Dittmer
Still Photographer	Hans Dittmer Lars Johnsson
Musical Arrangement	Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Costume Designer	Max Goldstein (as Mago)
Make-up Supervisor	Nils Nittel
Boom Operator	Gösta Björck
Re-recording Mixer	Olle Jakobsson
Titles	Alva Lundin

Åke Grönberg	Albert Johansson, direktör för Cirkus Alberti
Harriet Andersson	Anne, cirkusryttarinna, Alberts älskarinna
Hasse Ekman	Frans, teaterskådespelare
Anders Ek	Teodor Frost, vit clown
Gudrun Brost	Alma Frost, Teodors fru
Annika Tretow	Agda, innehavarinna av tobaksaffär, Alberts fru
Erik Strandmark	Jens, clown och cirkusmedhjälpare
Gunnar Björnstrand	Sjuberg, teaterdirektör
Curt Löwgren	Blom, inspicient på Sjubergs teater
Otto Moskovitz (as Kiki)	cirkusdvärg
-	Ej krediterade:
Åke Fridell	artilleriofficer
Majken Torkeli	Ekbergskan, medlem av cirkusorkestern
Vanje Hedberg	Ekbergskans son, orkestermedlem
Hanny Schedin	tant Asta, cirkusartist
Göran Lundqvist	Alberts och Agdas äldste son
Mats Hådell	Lill-Albert, Alberts och Agdas yngste son
Eric Gustafson	polis
Michael Fant	Vackra Anton, programutropare
Julie Bernby	lindanserska
Konrad Gyllenhammar	Fager, cirkusartist
Mona Sylwan	fru Fager, cirkusartist
Naemi Briese	fru Meijer, cirkusartist
Lissi Alandh	teaterskådespelerska
Karl-Axel Forssberg	teaterskådespelare
Olav Riégo	teaterskådespelare
John Starck	teaterskådespelare
Erna Groth	teaterskådespelerska
Agda Helin	teaterskådespelerska
Sigvard Törnqvist	Meijer, cirkusartist
John W. Björling	onkel Greven, cirkusartist
Gunborg Larsson	fru Tanti, cirkusartist
Gunnar Lindberg	poliskonstapel

Production Company	AB Sandrew-Produktion
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Sandrew-Bauman Film	1953
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2017
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Sandrew Film AB	2008
Laboratory	AB Film-Labor

A failing circus troupe travels through Sweden at the turn of the century. The clown Frost discovers his wife, Alma, bathing in the nude in front of a group of soldiers, while put-upon circus owner and ringmaster Albert undergoes torments from both his wife, Agda, and his mistress, horesback rider Anne.

Censorship number	82807
Date	1953-09-01
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2545 meters
Censored length	2520 meters
Notes	Granskningskopians aktlängder: 590-425-530-545-435 = 2545 m - 93 minuter. Censurklipp i akt 5: Avsnitt ur slagsmålet (blod rinnande ur Alberts mun) samt avsnitt av Alberts självmordshot (revolvern i buken och i munnen) (totalt 25 meter). Producenten förlängde filmen med 20 meter i akt 5, vilket godkändes av biografbyrån 14 september 1953. Kopiornas aktlängder: 590-425-530-545-430 = 2520 meter - 92 minuter. Aktlängder: 590, 425, 530, 545, 435.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Intensity sound
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2520 meter
Length in minutes	93 min
Reels	5 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

			(start: slutet av februari, slut: början av juni)	1953-02	1953-06
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna	Stockholm	Sweden
Gävle Teater	Gävle	Sweden
Arilds Nabb	Höganäs	Sweden
	Ystad	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1953-09-14	Grand	Stockholm	Sweden	92 min
First showing	1953-09-14	Grand	Stockholm	Sweden	92 min
Other showing	1959		Warsaw	Poland
TV showing	1978-09-05	TV2		Sweden	89 min
	1998-06-07	SVT1		Sweden	89 min
	2003-06-29	SVT2		Sweden	89 min
	2004-05-10	SVT1		Sweden	89 min
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia	2006-03
	2006-09
Festival showing	2008-01-29	Capitol	Gothenburg	Sweden	92 min	(Göteborg Film Festival. Ingmar Bergman-retrospektiv)
DVD release	2008-06-04			Sweden
TV showing	2011-10-11	SVT1		Sweden
	2013-09-24	SVT1		Sweden
	2015-08-18	SVT1		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-01-15	Hanaholmens kulturcentrum	Espoo	Finland
Other showing	2018-02-01	Janus Films	New York	USA
FIAF showing	2018-02-25	Cinema Orion	Helsinki	Finland
	2018-03-01	British Film Institute	London	United Kingdom
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-03-05	CinematekET Pl Trondheim		Norway
FIAF showing	2018-04-03	La Cinemathèque québécoise	Montreal	Canada
Cinematheque screening	2018-04-04	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia	2018-04-04
FIAF showing	2018-05-01	Jerusalem Cinematheque	Jerusalem	Israel
TV showing	2018-06-29	SVT2		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-07-12	Metropolis	Hamburg	Germany
	2018-07-13	Babylon	Berlin	Germany
	2018-08-23	Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival	Taipei	Taiwan
	2018-08-24	Stadtkino Basel	Basel	Switzerland
	2018-08-29	Filmhaus Nürnberg - kommkino	Nuremberg	Germany
FIAF showing	2018-09-07	Det Danske Filminstitut	Copenhagen	Denmark
	2018-09-28	Filmmuseum München	Munich	Germany
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-10-03	Kinok – Cinema in der Lokremise	St.Gallen	Switzerland
FIAF showing	2018-11-02	ENTE MOSTRA INT.LE DEL CINEMA LIBERO - CINEMA LUMIERE Ufficio spedizioni	Bologna	Italy
	2018-12-01	La Cinemathèque québécoise	Montreal	Canada
TV showing	2019-12-10	SVT1		Sweden
	2020-09-01	SVT1		Sweden
Festival showing, Sweden	2024-06-26		Fårö	Sweden

Original title	Hjalmar och Hulda
Lyrics	Wilhelmina Stålberg	(1839)
Singer	Harriet Andersson

Original title	Älvsborgsvisan
Lyrics	August Wilhelm Thorsson	(1883)
Singer	Harriet Andersson

Original title	Ty tsaren han rider ifrån främmande land ...
Singer	Åke Grönberg
	Anders Ek

Syrena Warszawska	Warsaw	1959			(utmärkelse /diplom, ett av två 2:a priser/ i Polska Filmkritikerförbundets omröstning)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)	Wiesbaden	1958			(prädikat: besonders wertvoll)
Prize		1958		Ingmar Bergman	(tyska filmkritikernas stora pris för regi)
L'Étoile de Cristalle	Paris	1957
	Paris	1957		Åke Grönberg	(roll)
Festival Award	Buenos Aires				(diplom)

Bakomfilm Gycklarnas afton (1953)		Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Minns ni? (1993)	Citation included from	Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Shortcuts från Sandrews (1999)		Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)		Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

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
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2522

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2522

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Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2514

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Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2520

Element type	Duplicate negative
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2520

Element type	Duplicate negative
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Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Acetate
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Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2520

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Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2520

Element type	SEPMAG
Carrier type	DTS-skiva

Element type	Video tape digital
Carrier type	Digital Betacam (PAL)

Element type	Video master

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	GYCKLARNAS AFTON
Tryckeri	Uddeholms Offset

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	GYCKLARNAS AFTON
Tryckeri	Ewes O.B. -tryck

Size	Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
Tryckeri	Vecchioni & Guadagno
Designed by	[A.] Cesselon

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
Tryckeri	Vecchioni & Guadagno

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
Tryckeri	Vecchioni & Guadagno

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
Tryckeri	Vecchioni & Guadagno

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
Tryckeri	Vecchioni & Guadagno

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	UNA VAMPATA D'AMORE
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Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
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Tryckeri	Dyva & Jeppesens bogtryckkeri A/S
Designed by	[?] Stilling

Type	Costume
Object title	Gycklarnas afton
Extent	Sminkrock i brun brokad med blå sammetskrage

Type	Noter

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Gycklarnas afton. Ett skillingtryck på film av Ingmar Bergman
Extent	115 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Sawdust and tinsel (The buffoons' evening).
Extent	21 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Gycklarnas afton. Svensk dialoglista.
Extent	21 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Gycklarnas afton. Sawdust and tinsel.
Extent	40 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Sawdust and tinsel. 87-11-27.
Extent	21 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Sawdust and tinsel.
Extent	36 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Sawdust and tinsel.
Extent	27 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	21 s.
Language	French

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Noche de ciro.
Extent	20 s.
Language	Spanish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Sawdust and tinsel.
Extent	30 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Abend der Gaukler (Gycklarnas afton). Deutsche Textliste.
Extent	24 s. + 1 s. produktionsuppgifter.
Language	German

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Abend der Gaukler (Gycklarnas afton). Deutsche Textliste.
Extent	30 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language	German

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Black and white print	SET
Behind the scenes prints	3
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Danish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Norwegian

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Danish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	93 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digital audio
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Element type	Digital audio
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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
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Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
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Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
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