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Alfred

Alfred

19953.01h 53m

Overview

The life of the Swedish engineer Alfred Nobel. How he invented dynamite and later in his life founded the Nobel-Prize.

Directed by Vilgot Sjöman
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Top Cast

Sven Wollter

Sven Wollter

Rita Russek

Rita Russek

Iwar Wiklander

Iwar Wiklander

Robert Gustafsson

Robert Gustafsson

Jarl Kulle

Jarl Kulle

Immanuel Nobel

About Alfred

Alfred is a drama, history film released in 1995. Directed by Vilgot Sjöman, it stars Sven Wollter, Rita Russek, Iwar Wiklander. The life of the Swedish engineer Alfred Nobel. How he invented dynamite and later in his life founded the Nobel-Prize.

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