The Man Who Quit Smoking

The Man Who Quit Smoking (Swedish: Mannen som slutade röka) is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film and is a great cult classic in Sweden.

The Man Who Quit Smoking
Film poster
Directed byTage Danielsson
Written byTage Danielsson
StarringGösta Ekman
Grynet Molvig
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt
CinematographyLars Björne
Release date
  • 16 December 1972 (1972-12-16)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
French

Plot

The plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits 17 million kr on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the 17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking. At the same time, his uncle (who has taken up smoking himself) does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.

Production

Tage Danielsson originally came up with the idea for this movie when he himself decided to quit smoking. If he made a movie about the subject he thought it would be too embarrassing if he ever started again. Another inspiration was Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The main character is named Dante and his loved one is called Beatrice, just as in The Divine Comedy. The plot is also divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.

Cast

Awards

At the 9th Guldbagge Awards in 1973 Gösta Ekman won the award for Best Actor.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Mannen som slutade röka (1972)". Swedish Film Institute. 2 March 2014.


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