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.
Per Oscarsson
as Pontus
Gunnel Lindblom
as Ylajali
Birgitte Federspiel
as Her sister
Knud Rex
as Landlord
Hans W. Petersen
as Grocer
Henki Kolstad
as Editor
Roy Bjørnstad
as Konstantin
Sverre Hansen
as Painter
Pål Skjønberg
as Constable
Else Heiberg
as Landlady
Lise Fjeldstad
as Little girl
Carl Ottosen
as Sailor
