On a Bench in a Park

On a Bench in a Park

1960 · 103 min · ★ 5.0 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sam Persson is released from a mental hospital. He goes to Stockholm to meet a man he hates, theater manager Stig Brender. In Brender's office they get into a fight...

Directed by Hasse Ekman · Written by Hasse Ekman

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