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Interlude 1946 Directed by Hasse Ekman I dödens väntrum

The Swedish doctor of literature Vilhelm Canitz arrive to Lugano in Italy for a few weeks stay at a medical clinic. Canitz considers himself to be quite healthy and the stay as an extended vacation. He meets a number of patients at the clinic suffering of terminal illnesses, including Vellamo Toivonen (Lindfors). The patients deal with the fact that they will not leave the clinic alive in different ways; with self-destruction, denial or imprudence. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Country Sweden
Production Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Italian , Swedish
Gnere Drama
Production Company Terrafilm
Release Date 11 February 1946
92 mins
Cast
Viveca Lindfors Vellamo Toivonen
Hasse Ekman Vilhelm Canitz
Stig Järrel Martin Dahlberg
Bengt Ekerot German patient
Ronald de Wolfe Frank Graham
Sven Bertil Norberg Defie, French patient
Albert Gaubier Dancer at Milano nightclub