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Elvira Madigan

Elvira Madigan

19676.91h 31m

Overview

Famous acrobat Elvira Madigan meets Sixten Sparre, a married Swedish officer with two children. They decide to elope, but since Sparre deserted the army, he's unemployable and the couple encounter various hardships.

Directed by Bo Widerberg
Written by Bo Widerberg
Produced by Waldemar Bergendahl
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Top Cast

Pia Degermark

Pia Degermark

Hedvig Jensen

Thommy Berggren

Thommy Berggren

Sixten Sparre

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Lennart Malmer

Kristoffer

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Cleo Jensen

Cleo

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Nina Widerberg

Cleo's daughter

Yvonne Ingdal

Yvonne Ingdal

Hedvig Jensen (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suiciderunawaybiographylieutenantawol

About Elvira Madigan

Elvira Madigan is a drama, romance, history film released in 1967 exploring themes of suicide, runaway, biography, lieutenant, awol. Directed by Bo Widerberg, it stars Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer. Famous acrobat Elvira Madigan meets Sixten Sparre, a married Swedish officer with two children. They decide to elope, but since Sparre deserted the army, he's unemployable and the couple encounter various hardships.

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