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1974-12-18 · 98 min · ★ 3.5
A philandering cab driver decides to help his girlfriend's attractive sister, who is in trouble with drug dealers.
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- Directors
- Gustav Wiklund
- Production companies
- Film Concorde
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Christina LindbergEva
Solveig AnderssonMarianne
Tor IsedalMr. X hoodmember
Åke FridellOllie, Paul's alcoholic father
Leif Ahrle
Per-Axel Arosenius
Sture Ström
Lissi Alandh
Gunilla Bergström
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