---
title: 'While the City Sleeps (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lars-Eric Kjellgren'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/while-the-city-sleeps-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042723/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# While the City Sleeps (1950)

1950 · 102 min · Drama · Sweden

Original title: Medan staden sover

## Synopsis

While the City Sleeps, is a 1950 Swedish crime drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Inga Landgré and Adolf Jahr. It is based on the novel Ligister (
"Gangsters") by Per Anders Fogelström, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The well-known Swedish director Ingmar Bergman provided some input on the film. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lars-Eric Kjellgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-eric-kjellgren)
- **Screenplay:** [Ingmar Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingmar-bergman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stig Rybrant](https://cinepixo.com/people/stig-rybrant)
- **Director of Photography:** [Martin Bodin](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-bodin)
- **Editor:** [Oscar Rosander](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-rosander)

## Cast

- [Carl Ström](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-strom)
- [Hilding Gavle](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilding-gavle)
- [John Elfström](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-elfstrom)
- [Sven-Eric Gamble](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-eric-gamble)
- [Adolf Jahr](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolf-jahr)
- [Barbro Hiort af Ornäs](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbro-hiort-af-ornas)
- [Inga Landgré](https://cinepixo.com/people/inga-landgre)
- [Arne Ragneborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/arne-ragneborn)
- [Elof Ahrle](https://cinepixo.com/people/elof-ahrle)
- [Ulf Palme](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulf-palme)

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