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The Doll

The Doll

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The Doll

1962

1h 36m

6.3(24 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

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...

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10 featured cast members

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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

Malou

Annie Håkansson

Dagmar Olsson

Mrs. Håkansson

Mimi Nelson

Mimi Nelson

Newspaper Woman

Rick Axberg

Robert Håkansson

Elisabeth Odén

Elisabeth Odén

Mrs. Ström

Creative team

Directed by: Arne Mattsson
Written by: Eva Seeberg
Lars Forssell
Produced by: Lorens Marmstedt

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