The Great Amateur
1958, Swedish. Directed by Hasse Ekman.
Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Hasse EkmanDirector
- Martin LjungAlfred Erlandsson
- Marianne BengtssonLinda Svensson
- Hasse EkmanMax Wallby
- Yngve GamlinMayor Lilja
- Sven-Eric GambleRoffe
- Einar AxelssonVictor Wirén
- Brita BorgSinger
- Bullan WeijdenOlga af Klinting
- Margit AndeliusMs. Krans-Westerlund
- Povel RamelSinger
- Birgitta AnderssonLita
- Berndt WesterbergCast
Details
- Released
- 22 June 1958
- Original title
- Den store amatören
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Hasse Ekman
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The Great Amateur runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Great Amateur isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 June 1958. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Great Amateur, try Kopps, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Ride Along 2.
Who directed The Great Amateur?
The Great Amateur (1958) was directed by Hasse Ekman and stars Martin Ljung, Marianne Bengtsson, Hasse Ekman.