''A Night at Glimmingehus'' (Swedish: ''En natt på Glimmingehus'') is a 1954 Swedish

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directed by Torgny Wickman and starring

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and

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.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 It was shot at the

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in Stockholm.

Synopsis

A university professor comes to spend his summer vacation at the castle of

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Cast

as Nils Jeppsen *

as Maj Månsson *

as Holger Broman * Torsten Lilliecrona as Jesper Stenswärd *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * ''The Lady Becomes ...

as Botolf * Gunilla Åkerréhn as Anne Stenswärd / Ingeborg Stenswärd * Harry Persson as Persson *

Ingeborg Nyberg ''Ingeborg'' Elisabeth Nyberg Roos, née ''Nyberg'' (born 13 October 1940 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish singer and actress.Ericson Uno, Engström Klas, red (1992). Myggans nöjeslexikon: ett uppslagsverk om underhållning. 11, Mack-Old. Höganäs: ...

as Inga-Lill *

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as Marguerite Lenning * Sten Gester as van Düren *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Be ...

as Alma Månson *

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as Svensson *

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as Mrs. Stenswärd *

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as Gullan * Algot Larsson as G. Månsson *

Max Lorentz Max Lorentz (born in Täby, November 16, 1962) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Skifs, E-Type, Eldkvarn, ...

as Page *

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as Göran Stenswärd

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* * 1954 films 1954 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub