A Paradise Without Billiards

A Paradise Without Billiards

1991•1h 53m•6.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

An Italian man emigrates to Sweden after getting tempted by the picture painted by his friend's letters but finds the reality quite different.

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Production

Filmlance International, Italian International Film, Paradise Production, Svenska Filminstitutet, FilmTeknik, SVT, Sandrews, Nordisk Film Denmark

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Paolo Migone

Paolo Migone

Giuseppe

Gianluca Favilla

Gianluca Favilla

Franco

Giacomo Poretti

Giacomo Poretti

Il Milanese

Giuseppe Nesi

Maremanian

Renzo Spinetti

The Genovesian

Carlo Felicetti

group leader

Björn Granath

Björn Granath

administrator

Carin Ödquist

secretary

Görel Crona

Görel Crona

Eva

Carina Lidbom

Carina Lidbom

Lena

Thomas Kim Hoder

Thomas Kim Hoder

The Dane

Michael Segerström

Michael Segerström

Chief of Police

Mona-Lis Hässelbäck

Chief of Police's wife

Svante Grundberg

Svante Grundberg

Police Officer

Björn Wallde

Björn Wallde

Wanderer

Pia Green

Pia Green

waitress

Susanna Mannelli

Maria

Azio Citi

Azio

Massimo Sarchielli

Massimo Sarchielli

Antonio

Dodi Moscati

Antonio's wife

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