The Great Amateur

1958•1h 32m•5.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(1)

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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Production

AB Knäppupp

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Martin Ljung

Alfred Erlandsson

Marianne Bengtsson

Linda Svensson

Hasse Ekman

Max Wallby

Yngve Gamlin

Mayor Lilja

Sven-Eric Gamble

Roffe

Einar Axelsson

Victor Wirén

Brita Borg

Singer

Bullan Weijden

Olga af Klinting

Margit Andelius

Ms. Krans-Westerlund

Povel Ramel

Singer

Birgitta Andersson

Lita

Berndt Westerberg

John Melin

Georg Skarstedt

Hanny Schedin

John Norrman

Astrid Bodin

Karl Erik Flens

Marianne Nielsen

Wiktor Andersson

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