''This Can't Happen Here'' ( sv, Sånt händer inte här, also released as ''High Tension'' in English) is a 1950 Swedish film directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

and produced by Helge Hagerman.

Cast

Signe Hasso Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso (''née'' Larsson; 15 August 1915 – 7 June 2002) was a Swedish actress, writer, and composer. Biography Hasso was born in the Kungsholmen parish of Stockholm, Sweden in 1915. Her father and grandfather died when sh ...

as Vera *

Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin (; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows. Biography Kjellin underwent two changes of names in his early days in Hollywood. The first studio for which he ...

as Almkvist *

Ulf Palme Ulf Henrik Palme (18 October 1920 – 12 May 1993) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm and died in Ingarö. Partial filmography * '' Black Roses'' (1945) - Gunnar Bergström * '' The Serious Game'' (1945) - Ture Törne * '' ...

as Atkä Natas * Gösta Cederlund as The Doctor * Yngve Nordwall as Lindell *

Hanno Kompus Hanno Kompus (real name Johannes Kompus, pseudonym HaKo; 4 March 1890 Rannu Parish, Tartu County – 25 October 1974 Montreal, Canada) was an Estonian art and theatre critic, art historian, theatre director and architect.Eesti kunsti ja arhitektu ...

as The Priest * Sylvia Täl as Vanja * Els Vårman as Refugee * Edmar Kuus as Leino * Helena Kuus as Woman at wedding * Rudolf Lipp as Skuggan *

Sven-Axel Carlsson Sven-Axel Carlsson (1932–1971) was a Swedish film actor.Vermilye p.71 He began his screen career as a child actor in the 1940s. Many of his final film performances came in the Åsa-Nisse series. Selected filmography * '' Bill Bergson, Master D ...

as Young Man

Reception

''This Can't Happen Here'' is, along with '' The Touch'', one of the Bergman films Bergman himself personally disliked the most.

References

External links

* * 1950 films 1950 drama films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Ingmar Bergman Swedish drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films scored by Erik Nordgren 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub