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Summer with Monika

Name: Summer with Monika
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1953-02-09
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (403 Votes)

1953 SV 98 min

Overview

One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.

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Release date

09/02/1953

Votes

403

Popularity

2.7

A Picture for Wide Screens and Broad Minds.

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Original title

Sommaren med Monika

Language

Runtime

98 min

Harriet Andersson

Monika Eriksson

Lars Ekborg

Harry Lund

Dagmar Ebbesen

Mrs. Lindström

Åke Fridell

Ludwig Eriksson

Naemi Briese

Monika's Mother

Åke Grönberg

Harry's Friend at Work

Sigge Fürst

Johan

John Harryson

Lelle

Georg Skarstedt

Harry's Father

Gösta Ericsson

Forsberg

Gösta Gustafson

Forsberg's Accountant

Gösta Prüzelius

Salesman at Forsbergs

Göthe Grefbo

Warehouse Worker at Forsbergs

Arthur Fischer

Head of the Vegetable Store

Torsten Lilliecrona

Driver at the Vegetable Store

Bengt Eklund

First Man at the Vegetable Store

Ivar Wahlgren

Göran

Catrin Westerlund

Göran's Daughter

Hanny Schedin

Mrs. Boman

No photo

Kjell Nordenskiöld

The Hero in the Movie

Nils Hultgren

Lindevall

Ernst Brunman

Tobacco Dealer

No photo

Sten Mattsson

Harry's Friend in the Workshop

Magnus Kesster

Harry's Co-worker

Carl-Axel Elfving

Harry's Co-worker

Bengt Brunskog

Sicke

Wiktor Andersson

Beer Man

No photo

Birger Sahlberg

Beer Man

Nils Whiten

Junkman

Tor Borong

Junkman

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Einar Söderbäck

Junkman

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Woman in the Yard Complaining

Astrid Bodin

Wife in the Fence Window

Uno Larsson

Man in a beret

Harry Ahlin

Homeowner (uncredited)

No photo

Anders Andelius

Monika's Cavaliers (uncredited)

Renée Björling

Göran's Wife (uncredited)

Jessie Flaws

Homeowner's Daughter (uncredited)

Gert Fylking

Man (uncredited)

Gustaf Färingborg

Man in the Vegetable Store (uncredited)

No photo

Gordon Löwenadler

Monika's Cavaliers (uncredited)

No photo

Mona Åstrand

Girl (uncredited)

No photo

Sven Löfgren

Truck Driver behind Harry

No photo

Gun Östring

Nurse

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In Ingmar Bergman's 1953 film SOMMAREN MED MONIKA (The Summer with Monika), young, idealistic Harry (Lars Ekborg) meets the freespirited Monika (Harriet Andersson). Fed up with their dull stockroom jobs as midsummer approaches, they quit and and escape together to one of the myriad islands in the Stockholm archipelago. But while Harry is keen to get back to civilization and further his education in order to support the child they will soon have, Harriet thinks little of the future, pursuing her own whims of the moment. Harry is definitely the protagonist here, and receives the sympathy of the …

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