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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Vicious Breed
1954 1h 26m SV
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6.3
MID
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5.8
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 3★5.8IMDB · 40
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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About a man hunt when a man escapes from the prison.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Arne Ragneborn
'Myggan' Strömholm
Maj-Britt Lindholm
Laila
Inga Gill
Mammie
Lars Ekborg
Knutte
Åke Grönberg
House Owner
Fritiof Billquist
Sif Ruud
Peter Lindgren
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Arne Ragneborn
- Writers
- Arne Ragneborn
- Languages
- Swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Arne Ragneborn directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 372 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Arne Ragneborn and Maj-Britt Lindholm and Inga Gill carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0048060 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50
- Box office
- $60
- Return
- 120% of budget
- Original language
- SV
- IMDB rating
- 5.8/10 · 40 votes
Also by
Arne Ragneborn
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prison
- escape
- man hunt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1954-12-26
