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The Great Amateur
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The Great Amateur

1958-06-22 · 92 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.

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Directors
Hasse Ekman
Production companies
AB Knäppupp
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Martin LjungMartin LjungAlfred Erlandsson
Marianne BengtssonMarianne BengtssonLinda Svensson
Hasse EkmanHasse EkmanMax Wallby
Yngve GamlinYngve GamlinMayor Lilja
Sven-Eric GambleSven-Eric GambleRoffe
Einar AxelssonEinar AxelssonVictor Wirén
Brita BorgBrita BorgSinger
Bullan WeijdenBullan WeijdenOlga af Klinting
Margit AndeliusMargit AndeliusMs. Krans-Westerlund
Povel RamelPovel RamelSinger
Birgitta AnderssonBirgitta AnderssonLita
Berndt WesterbergBerndt Westerberg
John MelinJohn Melin
Georg SkarstedtGeorg Skarstedt
Hanny SchedinHanny Schedin
John NorrmanJohn Norrman
Astrid BodinAstrid Bodin
Karl Erik Flens
Marianne NielsenMarianne Nielsen
Wiktor AnderssonWiktor Andersson

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