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The Doll

The Doll

19626.21h 36m

Overview

A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...

Directed by Arne Mattsson
Written by Lars Forssell, Eva Seeberg
Produced by Lorens Marmstedt
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Top Cast

Per Oscarsson

Per Oscarsson

Lundgren

Gio Petré

Gio Petré

Skyltdockan

Tor Isedal

Tor Isedal

Fredriksson

Elsa Prawitz

Elsa Prawitz

Ms. Karlberg

Bengt Eklund

Bengt Eklund

Håkansson

M

Malou

Annie Håkansson

D

Dagmar Olsson

Mrs. Håkansson

Mimi Nelson

Mimi Nelson

Newspaper Woman

R

Rick Axberg

Robert Håkansson

Elisabeth Odén

Elisabeth Odén

Mrs. Ström

Themes & Keywords

mannequinnight watchmanmental breakdownstockholm, sweden

About The Doll

The Doll is a drama, fantasy film released in 1962 exploring themes of mannequin, night watchman, mental breakdown, stockholm, sweden. Directed by Arne Mattsson, it stars Per Oscarsson, Gio Petré, Tor Isedal. A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...

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