The Staffan Stolle Story

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The Staffan Stolle Story
Directed by Hasse Ekman
Written byHasse Ekman
Produced byFelix Alvo
Starring Povel Ramel
CinematographyÅke Dahlqvist
Release date
  • 10 September 1956 (1956-09-10)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Staffan Stolle Story (Swedish : Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story) is a 1956 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman. [1] The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [2] The film stars Povel Ramel in a leading role, and features many scenes where Ramel performs musical numbers.

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References

  1. "Svensk Filmdatabas: Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story". sfi.se. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences