The Hard Game (Swedish: Den hårda leken) is a 1956 Swedish sports drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Åke Grönberg.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Gothenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.

The Hard Game
Directed byLars-Eric Kjellgren
Written byOlle Länsberg
Produced byAllan Ekelund
StarringSven-Eric Gamble
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Åke Grönberg
CinematographyLasse Björne
Gunnar Fischer
Edited byIngemar Ejve
Music byThore Swanerud
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Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 10 September 1956 (1956-09-10)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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A promising young working-class boxer Conny Persson is pushed hard by his unscrupulous manager Andy Ekström. When Conny meets and falls in love with Margit Söderberg, she tries to persuade him to quit the cynical boxing profession and concentrate on running a flower shop with her

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References

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  1. ^ "Den hårda leken (1956) - SFDB".

Bibliography

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  • Crosson, Seán (ed.).Sport, Film and National Culture. Routledge, 2020.
  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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