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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Hasse Ekman Stig Brender
Sigge Fürst Envall
Bengt Ekerot Sam Persson
Lena Granhagen Lena Vendel
Ragnar Arvedson Axel Forselius
Torsten Lilliecrona Theater director
Olof Sandborg Strandmark
Fylgia Zadig Mrs Conelli
John Norrman Oskar Göransson, Piss-Oskar
Gunnar Olsson Gustaf Andreas Wallin
Eric Stolpe Street peddler
Yngve Nordwall Fris

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