The Serious Game
1945, Swedish. Directed by Rune Carlsten.
Arvid share the love with a young woman named Lydia, but as is customary at the turn of the century, is not love enough for a fairy tale to come true. While Arvid struggling to create the basis for their existence, Lydia's thirst for the good life leads her to marrying an older wealthy man.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Rune CarlstenDirector
- Viveca LindforsLydia Stille
- John EkmanAnders Stille, hennes far
- Olof WidgrenArvid Stjärnblom
- Åke ClaessonRoslin
- Eva DahlbeckDagmar Randel
- Gösta CederlundRedaktör Markel
- Josua BengtsonGrosshandlar Randel
- Hjördis PettersonHans hustru
- Hugo BjörneChefredaktör Doncker
- Gunnar SjöbergBaron Freutiger
- Ulf PalmeTure Törne
- Renée BjörlingEster Roslin
Details
- Released
- 26 November 1945
- Original title
- Den allvarsamma leken
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Rune Carlsten, Lars Tessing
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The Serious Game runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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The Serious Game isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 November 1945. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Serious Game?
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Who directed The Serious Game?
The Serious Game (1945) was directed by Rune Carlsten and stars Viveca Lindfors, John Ekman, Olof Widgren.