Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
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A young woman faces an arranged marriage imposed by her aunts as the hour of her suitor’s arrival approaches. Adapted for television from Hjalmar Bergman’s one-act play, the film uses intimate staging and close observation to explore coercion and quiet despair.
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Cast
9 people
Bibi Andersson
Anne-Marie
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Jullan Kindahl
Mrs. Mina
Known for
Wild Strawberries
Smiles of a Summer Night
Ingmar Bergman
Known for
The Rite
Torment
Hjalmar Bergman
Henrik Dyfverman
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En äventyrare
Ungdom av i dag
Martin Ahlbom
Yngve Nordwall
Mr. Sleeman
Known for
Wild Strawberries
Port of Call
Max von Sydow
Hunter
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Naima Wifstrand
Mrs. Gina
Known for
Wild Strawberries
Hour of the Wolf
Ingmar Bergman Director · Hjalmar Bergman Writer Martin Ahlbom Production designer
First release April 18, 1957 · Produced in Sweden · Production Malmö Stadsteater
Production
Sveriges Radio
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Malmö Stadsteater
Production
Sweden
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Original title
Herr Sleeman kommer
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · April 18, 1957
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