The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
1969, Swedish. Directed by Jarl Kulle.
A sleepy village around 1910. Jacob, the owner of a book store in a small town is a member of a club who baths together every Sunday. He is uninterested in women until Amelie Arbel moves into the town. She is both rich and seductive and he marries her. After the marriage he discovers that she can be very troublesome.
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- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 6 April 1969
- Original title
- Bokhandlaren som slutade bada
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Jarl Kulle
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What The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing is based on
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing is based on Bokhandlaren som slutade bada (1937) by Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.
1937
Bokhandlaren som slutade bada
By Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
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Which OTT platform is The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing on?
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 April 1969. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing?
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing (1969) was directed by Jarl Kulle and stars Allan Edwall, Jarl Kulle, Margaretha Krook.
What is The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing based on?
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing is based on Bokhandlaren som slutade bada (1937) by Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.