
Skärseld
1975-01-27 · 83 min · ★ 8.0
An established writer goes to the Nobel Prize Banquet in Stockholm. He is a family man. In the background another woman. A suicide attempt. His work is rejected by the publisher.
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- Directors
- Michael Meschke, Orhan Oğuz
- Production companies
- Svenska Filminstitutet
- Countries
- Turkey, Sweden
- Status
- Released
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Jan BlombergDante
Jonas UddenmyrUgolino
Georg ÅrlinBrunetto Latini
Lars Amblesocialdemokrat
Per-Axel Aroseniuspolischef
Peter Carlbergond ande
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