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Widower Jarl (1945)

Widower Jarl poster
Original title
Änkeman Jarl
Directed by
Sigurd Wallén
Genre
comedy film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widower in rural Sweden tries to manage his household and personal life with the help of his housekeeper and local neighbors. The story follows his humorous attempts to find a new wife while dealing with his grown children.

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What happens

Widower Jarl (Swedish: Änkeman Jarl) is a 1945 Swedish comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Wallén, Dagmar Ebbesen, Sven Magnusson and Ingrid Backlin. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm with location shooting around Växjö and Tingsryd. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It is based on the 1940 play Widower Jarl by Vilhelm Moberg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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