My Friend Oscar
| My Friend Oscar | |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | Andrée Danis |
| Music by | Sune Waldimir |
Production company | Terrafilm |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Tonefilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
My Friend Oscar (Swedish: Min vän Oscar) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and Åke Ohberg and starring Åke Söderblom, Margareta Fahlén and Olof Winnerstrand.[1] A separate French-language version My Seal and Them was also produced at the same time and with the same director.[2]
It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Synopsis
[edit]While on a trip to Paris a young Swedish man wins Oscar, a seal, in a raffle who proceeds to cause chaos in his life.
Cast
[edit]- Åke Söderblom as Hans Lövgren
- Margareta Fahlén as Gabriella Strandberg
- Olof Winnerstrand as Claes-Herman Sundelius
- Barbro Larsson as Diana Sundelius
- Douglas Håge as Oscar
- Börje Mellvig as Stenström
- Sven Lindberg as Zoologist
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Lövgren's Housemaid
- Pierre Bertin as UNESCO Director-General
- René Alié as Policeman
- Odette Barencey as Woman
- Albert Bour as Fish Salesman
- Gil Delamare as Policeman
- Raymond Rognoni as Zoo Owner
- Pierre Sergeol as Restaurant Owner
- Made Siamé as Fish Seller
References
[edit]- ↑ Qvist & Von Bagh p.111
- ↑ Min vän Oscar (1951) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-28 – via www.imdb.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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