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The Great Amateur

6.019581h 32mMovieComedy

Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.

DirectorHasse Ekman
WriterHasse Ekman
ProducersFelix Alvo·Povel Ramel

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Cast · Directed by Hasse Ekman

MLMartin Ljung
Martin Ljung
Alfred Erlandsson
MBMarianne Bengtsson
Marianne Bengtsson
Linda Svensson
HEHasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman
Max Wallby
YGYngve Gamlin
Yngve Gamlin
Mayor Lilja
SGSven-Eric Gamble
Sven-Eric Gamble
Roffe
EAEinar Axelsson
Einar Axelsson
Victor Wirén
BBBrita Borg
Brita Borg
Singer
BWBullan Weijden
Bullan Weijden
Olga af Klinting
MAMargit Andelius
Margit Andelius
Ms. Krans-Westerlund
PRPovel Ramel
Povel Ramel
Singer
BABirgitta Andersson
Birgitta Andersson
Lita
BWBerndt Westerberg
Berndt Westerberg

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The Great Amateur — streaming FAQ

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The Great Amateur hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 10, 1958. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.