The Father
7.5
A charged power struggle between spouses. A tug of war to the death of an only child as ends and means. From an August Strindberg play.
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Cast
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Thommy Berggren
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Ewa Fröling
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Melinda Kinnaman
Bertha
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Ernst Günther
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Claes Månsson
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Michael Kallaanvaara
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Bo Widerberg Director · August Strindberg Writer Harald Eklöf Cinematographer
First release October 2, 1988 · Produced in Sweden · Original title En far
Production
SVT
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
En far
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · October 2, 1988
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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