
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.
Cast

Per Oscarsson
Pontus

Gunnel Lindblom
Ylajali

Birgitte Federspiel
Her sister

Knud Rex
Landlord

Hans W. Petersen
Grocer

Henki Kolstad
Editor
Roy Bjørnstad
Konstantin
Sverre Hansen
Painter
Pål Skjønberg
Constable
Else Heiberg
Landlady

Lise Fjeldstad
Little girl

Carl Ottosen
Sailor

Osvald Helmuth
Pawnbroker
Bjarne Andersen
Unknown
Wilfred Breistrand
Unknown
Crew

Henning Carlsen
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Peter Seeberg
Writer

Knut Hamsun
Novel
Henning Kristiansen
Director of Photography
Göran Lindgren
Producer
Bertil Ohlsson
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Erik Aaes
Production Design
Walther Dannerfjord
Production Design
Leif Jappe
Assistant Camera
Ada Skolmen
Costume Design

Ulla-Britt Söderlund
Costume Design
Lene Ravn Henriksen
Makeup Artist

Nurven Bredangen
Makeup Artist
Espen Thorstenson
Second Unit
Erik Jensen
Sound Engineer
Dieter Kriszat
Boom Operator
Krzysztof Komeda
Original Music Composer
Jesper Høm
Still Photographer
Jack Hald
Unit Production Manager
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