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Out of an Old Man's Head (Swedish: I huvet på en gammal gubbe) is a 1968 Swedish film directed by Per Åhlin and Tage Danielsson, starring Hans Alfredson as an old man remembering his past. Partly a black comedy, the film was released around the same time as the urban renewal of the Klara quarters in Stockholm, and could be seen as a comment both on the demolishing of the old buildings and on the welfare state in general.
Out of the total running time of 77 minutes, about 50 minutes are animated. It is considered to be the first Swedish animated feature film, although the first one that was fully animated was Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival.
Original Release
12/06/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fatima Ekman | Utländsk dam |
Monica Nielsen | Mamma vid sandlådan |
Gus Dahlström | Bensinstationsföreståndare |
Rolf Bengtsson | Drunk man / Berusad man |
Monica Ekman | Female student / Student |
Karl-Axel Forssberg | Sven Juhlin |
Gunnel Wadner | Vårdarinna |
Syster Ester | Syster Ester |
Syster Alise | Syster Alise |
Pensionärer vid Lundahemmet i Solna | Pensionärer |
Directors
Tage Danielsson, Bruno Lourenço
Writers
Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fatima Ekman | Utländsk dam |
Monica Nielsen | Mamma vid sandlådan |
Gus Dahlström | Bensinstationsföreståndare |
Rolf Bengtsson | Drunk man / Berusad man |
Monica Ekman | Female student / Student |
Karl-Axel Forssberg | Sven Juhlin |
Gunnel Wadner | Vårdarinna |
Syster Ester | Syster Ester |
Syster Alise | Syster Alise |
Pensionärer vid Lundahemmet i Solna | Pensionärer |
Gun Holmqvist | Lyxhustru |
Adam Inczédy-Gombos | Pappa vid sandlådan |
Petra Nielsen | Barn vid sandlådan |
Tage Danielsson | Car driver / Bilförare |
Hans Alfredson | Johan Björk / Gubben - Johan Björk |
Ernst Gunther | Man throwing car tires / Man som kastar bildäck |
Fatima Svendsen | Foreign lady |
Gösta Ekman | Male student / Student |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gunnar Karlsson | Producer |