ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɪlm wˌaɪl ðə sˈɪɾi slˈiːps swˈiːdɪʃ: mˈɛdən stˈædən sˈoʊvɚ wʌz ɐdˈæptᵻd baɪ ɪŋɡmˈɑːɹ bˈɜːɡmən ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚ lˈɑːɹzˈɛɹɪk kjˈɛlɡɹən fɹʌm fˈoʊdʒlstɹɜːmz nˈɑːvəl, ænd bˈɜːɡmənz tæbˈuːbɹˈeɪkɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː fˈɪlm sˈʌmɚ wɪð mˈɑːnɪkə swˈiːdɪʃ: sˈɑːmæɹən mˈɛd mˈɑːnɪkə ɪz bˈeɪst ˌɔn fˈoʊdʒlstɹɜːmz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn nˈɑːvəl ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm.
The 1950 film While the City Sleeps (Swedish: Medan staden sover) was adapted by Ingmar Bergman and director Lars-Eric Kjellgren from Fogelström's novel, and Bergman's taboo-breaking 1953 film Summer with Monika (Swedish: Sommaren med Monika) is based on Fogelström's 1951 novel of the same name.