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Millionaire for a Day

1926 · 85 min

A gentle old-fashioned comedy that ambles along with mild charm and a few smiles rather than big laughs.

Overview
When Count Sebastian Furucrona dies, his will states that if his long lost son, Rickard, doesn’t reappear within the next decade, his estate will be inherited by it’s temporary caretaker, Joachim Harden.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • greed
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Edvard Persson
Written by
Edvard Persson, Adolf Jahr
Starring
Anders Frithiof, Adolf Jahr, Jullan Kindahl, Ernst Körner, Elsa Lindqvist, Edvard Persson, Ellen Rosengren
Cinematography
Eric Lindgren
Runtime
85 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
No Language

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