05 Mar 1975
The Desperate Miles
A disabled Vietnam vet sets out to prove that disabled people don't have to be helpless by starting a 180-mile trip in a wheelchair. On the way he finds his life is endangered by a deranged truck driver.
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Gösta is a lorry driver and has been married to Birgitta for eight years. Their marriage is only held together by their daughter. Gösta picks up girls along the roads and during a drive to Malmö he stumbles on the singing actress Irene. Gösta is captivated by her romantic presence and her joy of life. Besides picking up women, Gösta is sometimes affected by sudden seizures. His wife is unaware of this.
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George Fant Gösta Lundberg
Eva Dahlbeck Birgitta Lundberg
Ulla Sallert Irene Haller
Sven-Eric Gamble Åke Eriksson
Arne Källerud Jompa
Amy Jelf Britt-Marie
Gunnar Olsson Johan
Catrin Westerlund Kerstin
Peter Lindgren Berra
Georg Skarstedt Johansson
Ivar Wahlgren Cattle inspector
Elisabeth Liljenroth Girl in Johansson's lorry
Curt Minimal Åström Svensson
Gösta Holmström Traffic police
Sven-Axel Carlsson Steinar
Birger Lensander Lasse
Ragnar Arvedson Danish theater manager
Sven Holmberg Clerk at the lorry company
Björn Berglund Doctor
Stig Johanson Lorry driver
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