The Girl and the Playboy

The Girl and the Playboy

1965 · 101 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

A millionaire gets amnesia after a hit to the head and now he has to rediscover his past and decide what kind of man he wants to be in the future.

Directed by Ebbe Langberg · Written by Carl Ottosen

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