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Selvmordsskolen

Selvmordsskolen

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Selvmordsskolen

1964

1h 26m

7.8(6 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Bizarre satiric tale about an ordinary Danish man disappointed in life and the welfare system. Close to a total collapse he decides to take the easy way out. He seeks help at Doctor X, head of a suicide school that guarantees 100% efficiency.

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10 featured cast members

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Jørgen Ryg

Jørgen Ryg

Selvmordskandidat

Axel Strøbye

Axel Strøbye

Doktor X

Hans W. Petersen

Hans W. Petersen

Bedemand

Bodil Udsen

Bodil Udsen

Sundhedsplejerske

Judy Gringer

Judy Gringer

Klinikdame

Helle Hertz

Helle Hertz

Sekretær

Lone Hertz

Lone Hertz

Kvinde i park

Tina Nørløv

Kvinde der reklamerer i tv

Harald Isenstein

Kunstner

Minna Jørgensen

Minna Jørgensen

Mor

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Directed by: Knud Leif Thomsen
Produced by: Erik Overbye

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