A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
1983 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance, History
A biopic of the mathematician Sonia Kovalevsky.
Directed by Lennart Hjulström · Written by Agneta Pleijel
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Gunilla Nyroos Sonja Kovalevskij -
Thommy Berggren Maxim Kovalevskij -
Bibi Andersson Ann-Charlotte Lefler -
Ingvar Hirdwall Gustaf Edgren -
Iwar Wiklander Gösta Mittag-Leffler -
Gerd Hegnell Martha Mittag-Leffler -
Lina Pleijel Foufa Kovaevskij -
Birgitta Ulfsson Greta -
Roland Hedlund Anton - B Barbro Christenson Kvinna i Paris
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Percy Brandt Weierstrass -
Carl Billquist Bordskavaljer
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