''The Sixth Shot'' (Swedish: ''Sjätte skottet'') is a 1943 Swedish

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film directed by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Biography Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film ...

and starring

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...

Karin Ekelund Karin Ekelund (26 May 1913 – 21 December 1976) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1976. She was the first female radio producer in Sweden, producing, and later directing, for Sveriges Radio's Radio Theatre. She p ...

and Gunn Wållgren.Gustafsson p.58

Plot summary

Two people who feel unsuccessful meet one evening in

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. Georg Winkler is even contemplating committing suicide, when he meets Marguerite Hoffman and they start discussing their lives over a drink. They agree to start a new life together. Georg's talent is pistol shooting and Marguerite has been an actress, though not a successful one. They now start touring under the name "Hard & Hardy", where Georg uses his pistol in a lethally dangerous number with Marguerite as a target. They are now touring with a hit number, happy and in love. But on the back of jealousy, even the best of plans can go terribly wrong...

Cast

as Georg Winkler, "Mr. Hard" *

as Marguerite Hoffman, "Miss Hardy" * Gunn Wållgren as Lulu *

Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * '' Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * '' ...

as Toni, the clown *

Olof Widgren Johan Olof Widgren, né ''Pettersson'' (9 June 1907 – 6 March 1999) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1967. He was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1989. He began by acting in student ...

as Björn Hoffman *

Tore Lindwall Tore may refer to: Places * Tõre, Estonia, a village * Tore, Scotland, a village * Töre, Sweden, a locality * Töre River, Sweden * Tore (volcano), Papua New Guinea People * Tore (given name), a Scandinavian given name * Elihan Tore (1885–1976 ...

as Chief Superintendent *

David Erikson David Erikson (born Anton Otto David Eriksson; 26 May 1899 – 22 June 1973) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1938 and 1957. Selected filmography * '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938) * ''Dollar'' (19 ...

as stablekeeper *

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as police commissary * Nils Johannisson as Director Möller * Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson as Carnival Barker * Otto Moskovitz as Kiki, dwarf at Cirkus Zoo *

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as Danish konferencier *

Agda Helin Agda Helin (27 October 1894 – 10 February 1984) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' House Slaves'' (1923) * '' South of the Highway'' (1936) * '' The Three of Us'' (1 ...

as Vera Violetta *

Mimi Nelson Mimi Nelson (25 October 1922 – 3 July 1999) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in Ingmar Bergman's films '' Port of Call'' (1948) and ''Thirst'' (1949). Selected filmography * ''Life and Death'' (1943) * '' The Sixth Shot'' (1943) ...

as Ung dam på kaféet i Paris *

Artur Rolén Artur Rolén (5 May 1894 – 1 May 1972) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Furhammar p.222 He acted prolifically in Swedish cinema for several decades as a character actor. He had a long-running role as Klabbarparn in the Åsa-Nisse comedy seri ...

as Ceremonimästare *

Siegfried Fischer Fritz Adolf Ferdinand Siegfried Fischer (14 July 1894 – 8 April 1976) was a Swedish actor, theatre manager, playwright, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Stockholm, the son of conductor Franz Fischer. At seventeen years old he was h ...

as Man in häkte

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Fredrik. ''The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman''. Berghahn Books, 2016. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1943 films Films directed by Hasse Ekman 1940s Swedish-language films Swedish drama films 1943 drama films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films Swedish-language drama films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub