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.
Henning Carlsen
Göran Lindgren
Henning Carlsen
Henning Carlsen
Peter Seeberg
Henning Kristiansen
Krzysztof Komeda
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
... and 3 more
Studio ABC
Sandrews
Svenska Filminstitutet