Hair of the Dog(1988)
A film about murder and love
A stolen bicycle case ends with drunken detective/lawyer Alexander 'Lex' Larsen having to clear Vigdis Wang of a murder charge. Unofficially based on the book Din, til døden, by Gunnar Staalesen.
Movie: Hair of the Dog
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Lex Larsen
Liv Bredesen
Asbjørn, videomann
Sebastian Ramberg
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A stolen bicycle case ends with drunken detective/lawyer Alexander 'Lex' Larsen having to clear Vigdis Wang of a murder charge. Unofficially based on the book Din, til døden, by Gunnar Staalesen.
Release Date
1988-11-17
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7
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A film about murder and love
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