The Walls of Freedom

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The Walls of Freedom
Directed by Marianne Ahrne
Written by Renzo Casali
Marianne Ahrne
Produced by Jörn Donner
Starring Torgny Anderberg
CinematographyHans Welin
Release date
  • 26 December 1978 (1978-12-26)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Walls of Freedom (Swedish : Frihetens murar) is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Marianne Ahrne. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.