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A Paradise Without Billiards
A Paradise Without Billiards

A Paradise Without Billiards

Genres

Comedy

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An Italian man emigrates to Sweden after getting tempted by the picture painted by his friend's letters but finds the reality quite different.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 January 1991

Country

Sweden

Cast

Paolo Migone

Paolo Migone

Giuseppe

Gianluca Favilla

Gianluca Favilla

Franco

Giacomo Poretti

Giacomo Poretti

Il Milanese

Giuseppe Nesi

Giuseppe Nesi

Maremanian

Renzo Spinetti

Renzo Spinetti

The Genovesian

Carlo Felicetti

Carlo Felicetti

group leader

Björn Granath

Björn Granath

administrator

Carin Ödquist

Carin Ödquist

secretary

Görel Crona

Görel Crona

Eva

Carina Lidbom

Carina Lidbom

Lena

Thomas Kim Hoder

Thomas Kim Hoder

The Dane

Michael Segerström

Michael Segerström

Chief of Police

Mona-Lis Hässelbäck

Mona-Lis Hässelbäck

Chief of Police's wife

Svante Grundberg

Svante Grundberg

Police Officer

Björn Wallde

Björn Wallde

Wanderer

Pia Green

Pia Green

waitress

Susanna Mannelli

Susanna Mannelli

Maria

Azio Citi

Azio Citi

Azio

Massimo Sarchielli

Massimo Sarchielli

Antonio

Dodi Moscati

Dodi Moscati

Antonio's wife

Bobo Rondelli

Bobo Rondelli

friend in the village

Fabio Vannozzi

Fabio Vannozzi

friend in the village

Carlo Neri

Carlo Neri

friend in the village

Rossano Jalenti

Rossano Jalenti

the priest

Johan Rabaeus

Johan Rabaeus

Olle

Gustav Kling

Gustav Kling

The boss

Bertil Norström

Bertil Norström

man in changing room

Jonas Granström

Jonas Granström

husband

Helene Lundell

Helene Lundell

wife

Torsten Andreasson

Torsten Andreasson

young swede

Liv Alsterlund

Liv Alsterlund

Julia Hede-Wilkens

Julia Hede-Wilkens

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