The Girl in Tails (1956 film)

The Girl in Tails
Directed byArne Mattsson
Written byHerbert Grevenius
Based onThe Girl in Tails by Hjalmar Bergman
Produced byRune Waldekranz
StarringMaj-Britt Nilsson
Folke Sundquist
Anders Henrikson
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited byCarl-Olov Skeppstedt
Music byHåkan von Eichwald
Production
company
Sandrews
Distributed bySandrew-Baumanfilm
Release date
  • 15 October 1956 (1956-10-15)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Girl in Tails (Swedish: Flickan i frack) is a 1956 Swedish comedy film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Folke Sundquist and Anders Henrikson.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson. It was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Hjalmar Bergman. The novel was previously also adapted into a 1926 silent film of the same title.

Synopsis

In a small Swedish town, a young woman causes a stir for the small population by wearing male evening dress to her prom.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.142

Bibliography

  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.


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