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My Life as a Dog ()

Mitt liv som hund (original title)
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In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.

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Ingemar
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Gunnar, Ingemars morbror
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Ingemars mamma (as Anki Liden)
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Saga
Kicki Rundgren ...
Ulla, Gunnars fru
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Konstnären
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Berit (as Ing-Mari Carlsson)
Leif Ericson ...
Farbror Sandberg (as Leif Ericsson)
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Fru Sandberg
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Harry
Viveca Dahlén ...
Tanten i tvättstugan
Arnold Alfredsson ...
Mannes farfar (as Arnold Alfredson)
Fritz Elofsson ...
Mäster på glasbruket
Didrik Gustafsson ...
Farbror Arvidsson, Ullas far (as Didrik Gustavsson)
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Manne, den grönhårige pojken
Vivi Johansson ...
Tant Arvidsson, Ullas mor
Per Ottosson ...
Tommy
Magnus Rask ...
Fransson, mannen på taket
Tony Rix ...
En pojke
Manfred Serner ...
Erik, Ingemars äldre bror
Johanna Udéhn ...
Lilla Grodan, flickan i stan
Susanna Wetterholm ...
Karin, klasskamrat
Klimpen ...
Sickan, Ingemars hund
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olle Björklund ...
Self - Boxningskommentator i radio (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Self - Fotbollskommentator i radio (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Lilla Grodans pappa (uncredited)
Folke Olhagen ...
Self - Radioröst (uncredited) (archiveSound)

Directed by

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Lasse Hallström

Written by

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Reidar Jönsson ... (novel)
 
Lasse Hallström ... (screenplay) &
Reidar Jönsson ... (screenplay) &
Brasse Brännström ... (screenplay) &
Pelle Berglund ... (screenplay) (as Per Berglund)

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Waldemar Bergendahl ... producer

Music by

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Björn Isfält

Cinematography by

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Jörgen Persson

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Christer Furubrand
Susanne Linnman

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Sten Lindberg ... color timer

Production Design by

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Lasse Westfelt

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Tove Hellbom
Pontus Lindblad

Costume Design by

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Susanne Falck
Inger Pehrsson

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Agneta Jalmo ... assistant makeup artist
Helena Olofsson-Carmback ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Ann Collenberg ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anita Tesler ... assistant director

Art Department

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Erik Höglund ... art
Jimmy McGann ... props
Rolf Persson ... construction manager

Sound Department

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Eddie Axberg ... sound
Göran Carmback ... sound
Berndt Frithiof ... sound mixer
Wille Peterson-Berger ... sound re-recordist
Christjan Wegner ... sound re-recordist (as Christjan Persson)

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Ulf Björck ... electrician
Denise Grünstein ... still photographer
Olof Johnson ... assistant camera
Rolf Lindström ... assistant camera
Ragnar Waaranperä ... grip

Script and Continuity Department

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Anette Mandoki ... continuity clerk

Additional Crew

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Eva Bagge ... children caretaker
Erik Spangenberg ... production assistant
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Small town Sweden, in the 1950s. This slice-of-life story is also a coming-of-age tale narrated by a young boy with an almost unconscious sense of irony. His single mother is terminally ill, his older brother isn't the warmest person in his life, and twice he is sent to relatives in a supportive, loving village with interesting characters and adventures.

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Taglines Det kunde ha varit värre. Jag har faktiskt haft tur. Om man jämför... See more »
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Also Known As
  • My Life as a Dog (World-wide, English title)
  • My Life as a Dog (United States)
  • My Life as a Dog (Canada, English title)
  • My Life as a Dog (United Kingdom)
  • Ma vie de chien (France)
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  • 101 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s favorite film, as he writes in his book, Timequake. See more »
Goofs A part of the helicopter can be seen while Ingmar is sitting on the train down to his uncle for the second time See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Far, jag kan inte få upp min kokosnöt See more »
Quotes Ingemar: In fact, I've been kinda lucky. I mean, compared to others. You have to compare, so you can get a little distance from things. Like Laika. She really must have seen things in perspective. It's important to keep a certain distance. I think about that guy who tried to set a world record for jumping over buses with a motorcycle. He lined up 31 buses. If he'd left it at 30, maybe he would have survived.
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