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Dante: Beware of the Shark!

Dante: Beware of the Shark!

Fasten seat belts...

1978•1h 40m•7.0/10
ComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.0/10(2)

When teenager Dante's parents go on vacation, they give him strict instructions not to "make anything up" while they're away. But when Dante and his friend Tvärsan find a diamond ring in the snow, they're drawn into an exciting detective adventure.

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Production

G-H Produktions AB, Europa Film

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jan Ohlsson

Jan Ohlsson

Dante

Ulf Hasseltorp

Tvärsan

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Dante's Father

Christina Schollin

Christina Schollin

Dante's Mother

Lars Lind

Lars Lind

Tvärsan's Father

Meg Westergren

Meg Westergren

Tvärsan's Mother

Jeanette Hellström

Ginger, Dante's older Sister

John Harryson

John Harryson

Superintendent

Carli Tornehave

The Shark

Kerstin Dahl

Elsa Dieter

Lillemor Ohlsson

Annika Nilsson

Sten Ardenstam

Sten Ardenstam

Holmberg

Ricky Bruch

Ricky Bruch

Head Waiter

Kent Sjöman

Klas Dieter

Jim Steffe

Jewel Thief with Hat

Magdalena Wiklund

Jewel Sales Lady

Sture Gustafsson

Police

Egil Holmsen

Egil Holmsen

Police

Rune Hallberg

Police

Lasse Berghagen

Lasse Berghagen

Karate Instructor (uncredited)

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