Du gamla, du fria

1972

1h 41m

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Overview

A street theatre group performs anti-capitalist and anti-militarist plays. The inner conflicts, about how to reach and how tight they shall embrace the working class, escalates and the group split up.

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10 members

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Marie-Louise Ekman

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Björn Granath

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Hans Mosesson

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Ann-Charlotte Hult

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Carl Johan De Geer

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Berit Nyman

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Peter Wahlqvist

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Lena Svedberg

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Håkan Alexandersson

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Marianne Ahrne

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