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My Life as a Dog(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-12-12
72%
267 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...
Overview:
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
Languages: Swedish.
Countries:
Sweden
Revenue: $8,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
FilmTeknik
Movie: My Life as a Dog
Top 10 Billed Cast
Anton Glanzelius
Ingemar Johansson
Tomas von Brömssen
Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar
Anki Lidén
Ingemar's Mother
Melinda Kinnaman
Saga
Lennart Hjulström
The Artist
Ing-Marie Carlsson
Berit
Christina Carlwind
Mrs. Sandberg
Ralph Carlsson
Harry
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