The Night Watchman's Wife

The Night Watchman's Wife (Swedish: Nattvaktens hustru) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Bengt Palm and starring Åke Grönberg, Britta Holmberg and Sture Lagerwall.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.

The Night Watchman's Wife
Directed byBengt Palm
Written bySune Bergström
Torsten Flodén
StarringÅke Grönberg
Britta Holmberg
Sture Lagerwall
CinematographyWalter Boberg
Edited byEric Nordemar
Music byGunnar Johansson
Production
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Centrumfilm
Distributed byWivefilm
Release date
  • 20 October 1947 (1947-10-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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Ingegerd arrives in Stockholm from the countryside to live with her sister. She encounters the charming Curt at Stockholm Central Station but then loses touch with him. Finding that her sister has died, and she has nowhere to go, she wanders the streets. She is eventually taken in by a kindly nightwatchmen, and they marry soon afterwards. Sometime later, however, she accidentally runs into Curt again who tries to charm her away. However, she ultimately stays loyal to her husband.

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References

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  1. ^ Krawc p.321

Bibliography

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  • Krawc, Alfred. International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur, 1986.
  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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