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This Can't Happen Here

Original title: Sånt händer inte här
  • 1950
  • 1h 24m
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5.0/10
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This Can't Happen Here (1950)
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A story of two refugees - wife and husband - from the dictatorship. Their quiet life in a new free country is impossible because of the husband's dark secret.A story of two refugees - wife and husband - from the dictatorship. Their quiet life in a new free country is impossible because of the husband's dark secret.A story of two refugees - wife and husband - from the dictatorship. Their quiet life in a new free country is impossible because of the husband's dark secret.

  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writers
    • Herbert Grevenius
    • Waldemar Brøgger
  • Stars
    • Signe Hasso
    • Alf Kjellin
    • Ulf Palme
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    519
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Herbert Grevenius
      • Waldemar Brøgger
    • Stars
      • Signe Hasso
      • Alf Kjellin
      • Ulf Palme
    • 6User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Signe Hasso
    Signe Hasso
    • Vera Irmelin
    Alf Kjellin
    Alf Kjellin
    • Björn Almkvist
    Ulf Palme
    Ulf Palme
    • Atkä Natas
    Gösta Cederlund
    Gösta Cederlund
    • The Country Doctor
    Yngve Nordwall
    Yngve Nordwall
    • Lindell
    • (as Yngve Nordvall)
    Stig Olin
    Stig Olin
    • The Young Man…
    Ragnar Klange
    • Filip Rundblom
    Hannu Kompus
    • TheRefugees Priest
    Sylvia Täl
    • Vanja
    Els Vårman
    • Refugee
    Edmar Kuus
    • Leino a.k.a Sander
    Rudy Lipp
    • Skuggan (The Shadow)
    • (as Rudolf Lipp)
    Gunwer Bergkvist
    Gunwer Bergkvist
    • Bit
    Harald Björling
    • Bit
    Sten Hansson
    • Bit
    Ingemar Jacobsson
    • Bit
    Vera Lindby
    • Bit
    Eddie Ploman
    • Bit
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Herbert Grevenius
      • Waldemar Brøgger(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      It is said that this is the one movie Bergman made that he was so disappointed with that he does not want it to be shown, and because he is so highly respected it's been screened very few times. Neither has it been released on VHS/DVD.
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      Features Crazy with the Heat (1947)

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    7/10
    Actually, Quite a Good Little Film
    This film is essentially Bergman does Hitchcock (in the mood of, say, "Foreign Correspondent," but darker . . . and yet with some moments of delightful humor). Bergman is making jabs here at the expected complacency of Swedish society in a situation in which malevolent foreign-based movements would be afoot. Beautifully photographed, and with splendid acting, this film is insightful, taut, intelligent, thought-provoking, and--to sum things up--most enjoyable, with no longueurs, no holes in the plot. Though for some reason Bergman himself ultimately didn't like it, that's no reason for this entertaining and enriching film to be unavailable. If you can find a screening, don't hesitate to partake of it!
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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1950 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Menschenjagd
    • Filming locations
      • Alstensgatan, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden(location)
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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