Doctor Glas (1968 film)

Doctor Glas (Danish: Doktor Glas) is a 1968 Danish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling, based on the novel of the same name. According to Fox records the film required $500,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $125,000 so made a loss to the studio.^[1] It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,^[2] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. It is based on a 1905 novel Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg which had previously been made into a 1942 Swedish film of the same title.

Directed byMai Zetterling

Screenplay byDavid Hughes
Mai Zetterling

Based on

Doctor Glas
by Hjalmar Söderberg

Produced byJoseph Hardy
Benni Korzen
Mogens Skot-Hansen

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Doctor Glas
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Directed by	Mai Zetterling
Screenplay by	David Hughes Mai Zetterling
Based on	Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg
Produced by	Joseph Hardy Benni Korzen Mogens Skot-Hansen
Starring	Per Oscarsson
Cinematography	Rune Ericson
Edited by	Wic Kjellin
Music by	Bertrand Bech
Production company	Laterna Film
Release date	12 June 1968 (1968-06-12)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	Denmark Sweden
Languages	Danish Swedish

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