

Sceningång
1956-12-03 · 92 min · ★ 5.7
A day in the life of a theater ensemble. The acting students are struggling to get one foot ahead of the others and the regular cast is fighting for the good parts.
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- Directors
- Bengt Ekerot
- Production companies
- Terrafilm
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Edvin AdolphsonKnut Mattsson
Margit CarlqvistSigrid Jansson
Gio PetréNora Bring
Lars EkborgLeander
Bengt EkerotJohan Erikson
Per SjöstrandSven
Stig OlinBernhard Stensson
Arne NybergUnit manager
Erik StrandmarkTorén
Sif RuudNora Bring's landlady
Erland JosephsonBergkvist
Barbro LarssonUnsuccessful actress
Renée BjörlingEdit Strand
Björn BerglundActing teacher
Claes-Håkan WestergrenHasse Westerblad
Tommy NilsonActing student
Arne LindbladMake-up teacher
Helga BrofeldtScript supervisor
Kristina AdolphsonBallet studentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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