Released:
1966-08-19

Overview:
In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

Director:
Henning Carlsen

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Per Oscarsson
  as
  Pontus
• 
  Gunnel Lindblom
  as
  Ylajali
• 
  Birgitte Federspiel
  as
  Her sister
• 
  Knud Rex
  as
  Landlord
• 
  Hans W. Petersen
  as
  Grocer