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The Simple-Minded Murderer(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-02-12
71%
63 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Overview:
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Languages: Swedish.
Countries:
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
Svenska Ord
Movie: The Simple-Minded Murderer
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Sven
Hans Alfredson
Höglund
Maria Johansson
Anna
Per Myrberg
Andersson
Gösta Ekman
The New Driver
Carl Billquist
Flodin
Lena Nyman
Woman Without Legs
Lars Amble
Bengt
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Mrs. Andersson
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The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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1982-02-12
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