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'The Man Who Quit Smoking' is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gsta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wllgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film and is a great cult classic in Sweden.

Plot



The plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits 17 million kr on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the 17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking. At the same time, his uncle (who has taken up smoking himself) does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.

Production



Tage Danielsson originally came up with the idea for this movie when he himself decided to quit smoking. If he made a movie about the subject he thought it would be too embarrassing if he ever started again. Another inspiration was Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy'. The main character is named Dante and his loved one is called Beatrice, just as in The Divine Comedy. The plot is also divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.

Cast



* Gsta Ekman as Dante Alighieri

* Grynet Molvig as Beatrice Morris

* Toivo Pawlo as Hugo Alighieri

* Olga Georges-Picot as Gunhild

* Holger Lwenadler as Knut-Birger

* Gunn Wllgren as Aunt Gunhild

* Olle Hilding as Sjstrm

* Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt as Detective

* Pierre Lindstedt as Detective

* Marianne Stjernqvist as Mrs. Jonsson-Varin

* Jan-Olof Strandberg as Doctor

* Raymond Bussires as The French detective

* Margaretha Krook as Prostitute

* Jytte Abildstrm as Lady

* Stig Ossian Ericson as Hypnotist doctor

* Manne Grnberger as Major

* Putte Kock as TV commentator

Awards



At the 9th Guldbagge Awards in 1973 Gsta Ekman won the award for Best Actor.

See also



* Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy in popular culture

References




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