The Happy Tailor

The Happy Tailor

1945 · 107 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

Sören, a poor tailor with many children, dreams of becoming a miller and buys the windmill of the village with money he does not have.

Directed by Gunnar Olsson · Written by Jacob Bergquist

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