The Hard Game (Swedish: Den hårda leken) is a 1956 Swedish sports drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Åke Grönberg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Gothenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.
Synopsis
A promising young working-class boxer Conny Persson is pushed hard by his unscrupulous manager Andy Ekström. When Conny meets and falls in love with Margit Söderberg, she tries to persuade him to quit the cynical boxing profession and concentrate on running a flower shop with her
Cast
Sven-Eric Gamble as Conny Persson
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Margit Söderberg
Åke Grönberg as Andy Ekström
John Elfström as William Persson
Märta Dorff as Ester, Conny's mother
Lissi Alandh as Sally, waitress
Sten Gester as Viking Svensson
Sissi Kaiser as Karin
Arne Källerud as Pram
Erik Strandmark as Wille Thoren
Britta Brunius as Margit's mother
Olav Riégo as Margit's father
Henrik Schildt as Redman
Stig Johanson as Brollan
Erik Molin as Bigge Ek
Bengt Ahlin as Boxer
Sten Ardenstam as Guest at café
Horace Brandt as Boxing referee
Jens Brandt as Boxer
Gösta Brodén as Photographer
Eskil Engstrand as Boxer
Jerry Eriksson as Boxer
Elisabet Falk as Britta Lindström
Gustaf Gustafson as Florist
Jan Henrikson as Boxer
Willy Karlsson as Florist
Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist as Man at fairground
Charlie Löfman as Nisse Sandberg
Gösta Malmborg as Man with gong
Charles Moore as Black boxer
Gunnar Nielsen as Kalle Johansson
John Nilsson as Jonne Ring
Nils Olsson as Boxer
Tord Peterson as Fimpen
Hanny Schedin as Margit's friend
Olle Seijbold as Photographer
Gunnar Thim as Sotarn
Ivar Wahlgren as Backman
Boris Wiklund as Boxer
References
Bibliography
Crosson, Seán (ed.).Sport, Film and National Culture. Routledge, 2020. Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.