Stage Entrance (film) explained

Stage Entrance (Swedish: Sceningång) is a 1956 Swedish drama film directed by Bengt Ekerot and starring Edvin Adolphson, Margit Carlqvist and Gio Petré.^[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.

Synopsis

It portrays a day in the life of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and the various actors, students and others who make up its company as they prepare for a production of King Lear.

Cast

• Edvin Adolphson as Knut Mattsson
• Margit Carlqvist as Sigrid Jansson, actress
• Gio Petré as Nora Bring
• Lars Ekborg as Leander
• Bengt Ekerot as Johan Eriksson
• Per Sjöstrand as Sven, acting student
• Arne Nyberg as Unit manager
• Stig Olin as Bernard Stensson
• Erik Strandmark as Torén
• Sif Ruud as Landlady
• Erland Josephson as Bergkvist, director / Narrator
• Barbro Larsson as Student
• Renée Björling as Edit Strand
• Björn Berglund as Drama teacher
• Claes-Håkan Westergren as Hasse. acting student
• Tommy Nilson as 'Tjockis', acting student
• Sissi Kaiser as Kristina, actress
• Gertrud Bodlund as Speech teacher
• Arne Lindblad as Make-up teacher
• Mona Åstrand as Eva, acting student
• Gunnel Sporr as Acting student
• Gull Natorp as Woman
• Mona Geijer-Falkner as Cleaning lady
• Svea Holm as Cleaning lady
• Helga Brofeldt as Prompter
• Margit Andelius as Cleaning lady
• Astrid Bodin as Cleaning lady

Bibliography

• Cowie, Peter. Film in Sweden: Stars and Players. Tantivy Press, 1977.

Notes and References

1. Cowie p.123
2. Web site: Sceningång (1956) - SFDB .