A Stranger Came by Train (1974)

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Original title	Gangsterfilmen
Swedish release title	Gangsterfilmen
International title	A Stranger Came by Train
Distribution title	Gangsterfilmen (Danmark) Mies astui junasta (Finland)
Re-release title	En främling steg av tåget (1975-02-03)

Director	Lars G. Thelestam
Screenplay	Max Lundgren Lars G. Thelestam
Producer	Bengt Forslund
Production Manager	Peter Hald
Director of Photography	Jörgen Persson
Music	Bengt Ernryd (originalmusik)
Production Designer	Ulf Axén
Film Editor	Lars Hagström
Production Mixer	Ulf Darin Björn Öberg
Assistant Director	Dag Lind
Script Supervisor	Monica Hedestig
Dialogue	Richard Weber (engelsk)
Assistant Cameraman	Rolf Lindström
Gaffer	Ulf Björck
Key Grip	Ragnar Waaranperä
Color Timer	Sten Lindberg
Musical Arrangement	Bengt Ernryd
Costume Designer	Ulf Axén Tina Johansson
Make-up Supervisor	Tina Johansson
Re-recording Mixer	Berndt Frithiof
Other Crew	Stefan Hencz (produktionstekniker)

Clu Gulager	Glenn Mortenson
Ernst Günther	Anders Andersson, polismästare i Vitaby
Per Oscarsson	Johan Gustavsson, jur. stud., skrivbiträde på polisstationen
Anne-Lise Gabold	Maria, barnhemsföreståndarinna
Ulla Sjöblom	Kristina Nordbäck, städerska på polisstationen
Gudrun Brost	Anna Nilsson
Carl-Axel Heiknert	Nils Nilsson, Mortensons närmaste man, Annas son
Peter Lindgren	Hans Nilsson, "Fyllehunnen", diversearbetare, Nils bror
Gunnar Olsson	Karl, gammal revolutionär
Inga Tidblad	majorskan
Edvin Lundgren jr.	Folke, pojke från barnhemmet
Hans Alfredson	biljardhallsföreståndaren
Lou Castel	Simon, Karls sonson, Marias fästman
Gunnar Ossiander	målaren
Tor-Ivan Odulf	Bror Nilsson, bror till Hans och Nils, debil
Elina Salo	biträdet i tobaksaffären
Marvin Yxner	Svensson, polisbiträde
August Carlsson	Annas make
Ingvar Ernblad	TV-reportern
John Henry	Jim Harry, Mortensons livvakt
Cecilia Persson	flickan som våldtas av Mortenson
NQB	popgruppen
Mikael Stridh	gängledare

Production Company	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
	Sandrew Film & Teater AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Sandrew Film & Teater AB	1974
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2019
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB
Sales	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB	2015	samtl försäljn.rättigh from 2012, dnr sfi-2012-881

Censorship number	113871
Date	1974-10-21
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2945 meters
Notes	Aktindelning: 475-450-520-515-425-560 = 2945 meter.

Aspect ratio	1.66:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2945 meters
Length in minutes	107 min
Reels	6 reels

Original title	Gangsterboken (Novel)
Author	Max Lundgren

		Sweden		1974-03-14	1974-06-19
AB Svenska Ords Filmgård	Tomelilla		(ateljé)
Åhus	Kristianstads kommun		(exteriörer)

Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Gothenburg	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Gothenburg	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Helsingborg	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Helsingborg	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Cinema 1	Lund	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Cinema 1	Lund	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Malmö	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Sandrew 1	Malmö	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Grand 1	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Grand 1	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Sandrew 3	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Sandrew 3	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Victoria 2	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Victoria 2	Stockholm	Sweden	108 min
Release in Sweden	1974-10-28	Regina	Åhus	Sweden	108 min
First showing	1974-10-28	Regina	Åhus	Sweden	108 min
Cinematheque screening	2009-02-24	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden
Forskarvisning biograf, filmvet.	2009-10-13
External cinema, Sweden	2009-10-16					Arrangerad av regionmuseet i Kristianstad. Får skarvas ihop med 40 rutor startsladd och 10 rutor slutsladd. I samband med retur ska nya värmeskarvar göras med rätt antal rutor mellan 3.an och bild.AH.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2015-10-06

Original title	Svensk rapsodi, nr 1, op. 19
Composer	Hugo Alfvén	(1904)
Instrumentalist	Ernst Günther	(flöjt - dubbad av ?)

Original title	You Have a God
Composer	Bengt Ernryd
Lyrics	Max Lundgren
Performed by	NQB

Original title	På lekis
Composer	Mats Winquist
Lyrics	Mats Winquist
Singer	kör

Original title	Jag hamrar och spikar
Lyrics	Lennart Hellsing
Singer	kör

Original title	Svarta Sara
Singer	Py Bäckman
	John Henry

Original title	Konsert för flöjt
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi

The Jussi Award	Helsinki	1976			(årets bästa utländska film)
The Swedish Film Institute's Quality Grant	Stockholm	1975			(bidrag om 242 542 kr)

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2939

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2937

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2939

Element type	Duplicate negative
Carrier type	16 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2939

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative neutral background
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	16 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	En främling steg av tåget
Printing house	Tryckeri AB Småland

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	GANGSTERFILMEN
Printing house	Uddeholms Offset

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Synopsis
Script title	The Gangster.
Extent	35 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Ett manus efter Max Lundgrens roman Gangsterboken. Av Max Lundgren och Lars G. Thelestam.
Extent	140 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	144 s. Sekvensförteckning och telefonlista (4 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	The gangster movie. Based on the swedish novel by Max Lundgren The gangster book. Adapted by Max Lundgren and Lars Thelestam.
Extent	147 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	The gangster movie.
Extent	63 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Manuskript för biograffilm efter Max Lundgrens roman Gansgsterboken. Av Max Lundgren och Lars G Thelestam.
Extent	130 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	13 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	The gangster movie.
Extent	63 s. + 1 s. rollista
Language	English

Black and white print	set
Colour prints	set
Behind the scenes prints	set
Slides	set
Digital images	Yes

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Peripheral material
Language	Swedish

Aspect ratio	1.66:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	24
Length in minutes	108 min
Dialogue	Swedish English

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264