The Great Amateur
5.4
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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Cast
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Martin Ljung
Alfred Erlandsson
Known for
Pippi in the South Seas
Marianne Bengtsson
Linda Svensson
Also in
Night Light
Främlingen från skyn
P.A. Lundgren
Felix Alvo
Hasse Ekman
Max Wallby
Known for
Sawdust and Tinsel
Thirst
Martin Bodin
Yngve Gamlin
Mayor Lilja
Known for
The Adventures of Picasso
Bengt Hallberg
Sven-Eric Gamble
Roffe
Known for
Thirst
Port of Call
Ingemar Ejve
Einar Axelsson
Victor Wirén
Known for
The Phantom Carriage
Brita Borg
Singer
Also in
Julstrul med Staffan och Bengt
Dagar med Knubbe
Hasse Ekman Director · Ingemar Ejve Editor Yngve Gamlin Costume designer
First release June 22, 1958 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Den store amatören
Production
AB Knäppupp
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Den store amatören
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · June 22, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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