In the Presence of a Clown

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In the Presence of a Clown

1998

1h 59m

7.0(29 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

54-year-old Franz Schubert fan Carl, admitted the psychiatric ward of Akademiska Hospital following a murder attempt on his fiancée, sets up a film project alongside a fellow patient: the living talkie.

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20 members

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Börje Ahlstedt

Uncle Carl Åkerblom

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Marie Richardson

Pauline Thibualt

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Erland Josephson

Osvald Vogler

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Pernilla August

Karin Bergman

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Anita Björk

Anna Åkerblom

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Agneta Ekmanner

Klovnen Rigmor

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Lena Endre

Märta Lundberg

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Gunnel Fred

Emma Vogler

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Anna Björk

Mia Falk

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Peter Stormare

Petrus Landahl

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Gerthi Kulle

Sister Stella

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Johan Lindell

Johan Egerman

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Folke Asplund

Fredrik Blom

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Inga Landgré

Alma Berglund

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Alf Nilsson

Stefan Larsson

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Harriet Nordlund

Karin Persson

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Tord Peterson

Algot Frövik

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Birgitta Pettersson

Hanna Apelblad

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Sticko Attermark

Mental patient

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Ingmar Bergman

Mental patient

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