Playing Truant
1949, Swedish. Directed by Schamyl Bauman.
High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her engagement to him to her parents. She quits school and move in with him in a large house. However, the life of a housewife soon becomes tedious. Her husband does not want her to study but secretly she enrolls in a high school again to be able to graduate. Her husband suspects funny business when she is spotted with her private tutor.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Schamyl BaumanDirector
- Sickan CarlssonMargareta Karlsson
- Gunnar BjörnstrandBertil Kronberg
- Olof WinnerstrandPaulus Blomvall
- Viveca SerlachiusGertrud 'Truttan' Karlberg
- Dagmar EbbesenHilda
- Gösta CederlundOskar Karlsson
- Gull NatorpAgda Karlsson
- Anne-Margrethe BjörlinHelene Berglöf
- Naima WifstrandDehlin, principal
- Jan MolanderHjalmar Hammarlund
- Mimi PollakMärta Hoffman
- Maud SöderlundAlice
Details
- Released
- 15 August 1949
- Original title
- Skolka skolan
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Sölve Cederstrand
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Playing Truant runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Which OTT platform is Playing Truant on?
Playing Truant isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 August 1949. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Playing Truant?
If you liked Playing Truant, try Booksmart, Incoming, Duplex.
Who directed Playing Truant?
Playing Truant (1949) was directed by Schamyl Bauman and stars Sickan Carlsson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Olof Winnerstrand.