19 May 1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.
Rasmus and the Vagabond
9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the Rasmus world seem like a better place.
Top Billed Cast
Allan Edwall Paradis-Oskar
Erik Lindgren Rasmus
Håkan Serner Liander
Olof Bergström Sheriff
Rolf Larsson Policeman Bergqvist
Lena Brogren Martina, Oskar's Wife
Tommy Johnson Nilsson i Stensättra
Lars Amble Merchant
Lena Nyman Merchant's wife
Göran Graffman Rosasco, Tramp
Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson Ulla-Britt Norrman
Roland Hedlund Policeman Andersson
Emy Storm Principal of orphanage
Svea Holst Lille-Sara
Lottie Ejebrant fru Nilsson
Georg Adelly Lusknäpparn, Tramp
Bertil Norström Chief Magistrate
Pål Steen Gunnar
Fredrik Ljungdahl Child at the orphanage
Stefan Delvin Child at the orphanage
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