Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

43 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 18, 1957

Herr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken charge of her. Bergman infuses the situation with overtones of rueful pessimism concerning life in general.

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

43 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 18, 1957

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Herr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken charge of her. Bergman infuses the situation with overtones of rueful pessimism concerning life in general.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Sveriges Radio (SR)
Original title Herr Sleeman kommer
Directors Ingmar Bergman
Writers Hjalmar Bergman

Cast

Bibi Andersson

as Anne-Marie

Jullan Kindahl

as Mrs. Mina

Yngve Nordwall

as Mr. Sleeman

Max von Sydow

as Hunter

Naima Wifstrand

as Mrs. Gina