White Lies

Jan 27, 1995

1h 59m

★ 5.7

Overview

Palle Hagman is a charming dreamer with great and dazzling powers of persuasion. His dream is to become a big star in the entertainment world. When he gets the chance to put on a variety show, he believes that the road to success is wide open. But Palle is a great optimist, and when the setbacks become too many, he is forced to resort to "white lies" to save himself and his family...

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Det Danske Filminstitut

Filmlance International

Finnish Film Foundation

SF Studios

Svenska Filminstitutet

TV4

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

FilmTeknik

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Cast

Palle Hagmann

Peter Haber

Ingrid Hagmann

Jessica Zandén

Martin Hagmann

Fredrik Ådén

Karin Bull Hedlund

Marianne Hedengrahn

Ernst Kropenius

Elmer Green

Lindqvist

Lasse Pöysti

Mrs. Lindkvist

Elaine Sjöberg

Count Magnus Anckarcrona

Lars Engström

Director Per Holst

Benny Hansen

Bull Hedlund

Claes Esphagen

Kristian

Jesper Christensen

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