A Lion in Town (Swedish: Lejon på stan) is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Nils Poppe, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Herman Ahlsell.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Boman.
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Directed by | Gösta Folke |
Written by | Ivan Lebedeff Volodja Semitjov Rune Lindström Gösta Folke |
Produced by | Lorens Marmstedt |
Starring | Nils Poppe Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz Herman Ahlsell |
Cinematography | Martin Bodin |
Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
Music by | Jerry Högstedt Charles Redland |
Production company | Fontanafilm |
Distributed by | Fontanafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Cast
edit- Nils Poppe as Charlie
- Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Greta Berg
- Herman Ahlsell as Carl-Adam Pettersson
- Jan-Erik Lindqvist as Valdemar 'Walle' Blom
- Sigge Fürst as Supt. Vogel
- Olof Thunberg as Mayor
- Git Gay as Astrid Johansson
- Hugo Björne as Editor
- Åke Fridell as Circus Director
- Toivo Pawlo as Barker
- Hilding Rolin as Morelli
- Gunnar Olsson as Pawn Broker
- Ragnar Arvedson as Nisse aka Fakir Ali Akbar
- Curt Löwgren as Roffe
- Gösta Prüzelius as Police Officer
- Gunnar Nielsen as Police Officer
- Peter Thelin as Janne
- John Norrman as Fisherman
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Sales Woman
- Sven Holmberg as Police Officer
- Svea Holst as Sales Woman
- Dagny Lind as Burgomaster's Wife
References
edit- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.126
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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