Out of an Old Man's Head
1968, Swedish. Directed by Per Åhlin & Tage Danielsson.
After being admitted to a residential home starts the retired bricklayer Johan to dream back to his childhood - the safe upbringing with his parents, the first love, and how he with a broken heart ran away from home, and was forced to fend for himself. How he got married, had a son, barely managed to scrape together enough money for food and shelter, the son ran away from home and his wife died.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Per ÅhlinDirector
- Tage DanielssonDirector
- Hans AlfredsonJohan Björk
- Karl-Axel ForssbergSven Juhlin
- Monica EkmanFemale student
- Gösta EkmanMale student
- Rolf BengtssonDrunk man
- Nurse EsterHerself
- Nurse AliseHerself
- Tage DanielssonCar driver
- Ernst GüntherMan throwing car tires
- Fatima EkmanCast
- Monica NielsenCast
- Gus DahlströmCast
Details
- Released
- 6 December 1968
- Original title
- I huvet på en gammal gubbe
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson
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Out of an Old Man's Head runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Which OTT platform is Out of an Old Man's Head on?
Out of an Old Man's Head isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 1968. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Out of an Old Man's Head?
If you liked Out of an Old Man's Head, try Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection, Hey Arnold! The Movie, Coonskin.
Who directed Out of an Old Man's Head?
Out of an Old Man's Head (1968) was directed by Per Åhlin and Tage Danielsson and stars Hans Alfredson, Karl-Axel Forssberg, Monica Ekman.