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The Pleasure Garden
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The Pleasure Garden

1961-12-26 · 93 min · ★ 7.4

Comedy

A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry anonymously many years ago. At the same time he acknowledges his love affair with a waitress at the city hotel, Fanny. What is most upsetting is the fact that Fanny has a grownup daughter, Anna, with no known father. Could their poet teacher be the father although he and Fanny are not married?

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Directors
Alf Kjellin
Production companies
SF Studios
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sickan CarlssonSickan CarlssonFanny
Gunnar BjörnstrandGunnar BjörnstrandDavid Franzén
Stig JärrelStig JärrelLudvig Lundberg
Bibi AnderssonBibi AnderssonAnna
Hjördis PettersonHjördis PettersonEllen Franzén
Kristina AdolphsonKristina AdolphsonAstrid Skog
Per MyrbergPer MyrbergEmil
Gösta CederlundGösta CederlundLiljedahl
Torsten WingeTorsten WingeWibom
Sten HedlundSten HedlundHeadmaster
Stefan HübinetteVolunteer
Lasse KrantzLasse KrantzMaitre d'
Fillie LyckowFillie LyckowBerta, Waitress
Sven NilssonBishop
Rolf NystedtMayor
Birger SahlbergConstable
Stina StåhleStina StåhleHeadmaster's Wife
Jan TiseliusJan TiseliusOssian - School Boy
Ivar UhlinDr. Brusén
Lars WestlundPostmaster

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