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The Father
The Father

The Father

Genres

Drama

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Film adaptation of August Strindberg's classic marriage drama in which the wife Laura drives the equestrian master into insanity and death.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

43 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 March 1912

Country

Sweden

Cast

August Falck

August Falck

Adolf

Karin Alexandersson

Karin Alexandersson

Laura

Renée Björling

Renée Björling

Bertha

Johan Ljungquist

Johan Ljungquist

A. Östermark

Konstantin Axelsson

Konstantin Axelsson

Pastor

Karin Thorén

Karin Thorén

Margret

John Blom

John Blom

Nöjd

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