Directed by:
Hasse EkmanScreenplay:
Hasse EkmanCinematography:
Göran StrindbergComposer:
Erland von KochCast:
Alf Kjellin, Eva Henning, Gunnar Björnstrand, Theodor Berthels, Gösta Gustafson, Astrid Bodin, Gertrud Fridh, Mona Geijer-Falkner, Barbro Flodquist (more)Plots(1)
Half a year after Girl with Hyacinths, Swedish cinemas introduced another film by Hasse Ekman – The White Cat, which was considerably similar to the director’s previous work in terms of theme and chosen narration concept. While in the first film viewers searched for the identity of a woman who died tragically in the introduction, The White Cat presents a mysterious protagonist who arrives by train in Stockholm without remembering from where or why. A kindly waitress, played by fragile blonde Eva Henning, takes the nameless, confused man under her wing, and the detective investigation can begin. Thus, the film, which was created as an adaptation of the novel Nycklar till okänt rum (Keys to an Unknown Room, 1950) by Ekman’s close co-worker, writer Walter Ljungquist, once again examines the theme of identity, and the related complex issue of the human psyche. Along with the theme of amnesia and the enigmatic nature of the central character, the film is also permeated by a number of stylishly remarkable dream sequences and hallucinatory flashbacks. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Hanny Schedin
Sweden
Best movies:
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils (1962)
Summer with Monika (1953)
Ingrid Borthen
Norway
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)
The Lady in Black (1958)
A Ship to India (1947)
Alf Östlund
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
The White Cat (1950)
Frithiof Bjärne
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
The Magician (1958)
Miss Julie (1951)
Nina Scenna
Sweden
Best movies:
Raskens (1976) (series)
The White Cat (1950)
Solveig Lagström
Sweden
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)
Werner Ohlson
Sweden
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)
Sten Gester
Sweden
Best movies:
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Torment (1944)
The White Cat (1950)
Svea Holst
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Elvis! Elvis! (1976)
Carl Andersson
Best movies:
The Silence (1963)
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils (1962)
Thirst (1949)
Peter Blitz
Sweden
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)
Arne Ragneborn
Sweden
Best movies:
Torment (1944)
Prison (1949)
Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
Eva Wikman
Sweden
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)