The Priest Who Knocked Out

Original title: Prästen som slog knockout

Duration: 86 min

Release date: 1943-03-06

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The boxing promoter Charlie returns from America to Sweden and needs to find a professional Swedish boxer for an upcoming fight. By chance Charlie watches Björn Harring fight off some hoodlums. Charlie sees great potential in Björn and wants to promote him for an upcoming fight, the problem is though that Björn is studying theology and is soon to become a priest. This might not look too good in a prejudiced society of the 40s with a boxing priest, but Charlie is determent to find a way.

Comedy Drama

Prästen som slog knockout

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as Björn Harring

Åke Söderblom

as Charles Ågren

as Inga Kronfors

Gösta Cederlund

Gösta Cederlund

as Björn Kronfors

as Reverend Strömberg

Gunnar Sjöberg

as Carpenter Larsson

as Boxing Coach

Harald Andersson

Harald Andersson

as Harald Karlsson

as Tailor Hagberg (uncredited)

as Lundström (uncredited)

as Young Man (uncredited)

Bertil Berglund

Bertil Berglund

as Helmsman (uncredited)

as Gunnar Harring (uncredited)

as Svensson (uncredited)

Anders Frithiof

Anders Frithiof

as Bishop (uncredited)

as Hooligan (uncredited)

Gunnar Höglund

as Young Man (uncredited)

as Superintendent (uncredited)

as Green (uncredited)

Harriett Philipson

Harriett Philipson

as Chess Player (uncredited)

Carl-Gunnar Wingård

Carl-Gunnar Wingård

as Wholesaler (uncredited)

as Merchant Bergquist (uncredited)

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Gunnar Johansson

Gunnar Johansson

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Lennart Svensson

Lennart Svensson

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