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491
English Title: 491
Poster ID: CL50632
Category: Movies
Year: 1960s
Actor / Director: Lars Lind, Leif Nymark, Sig Tornblom, Sven Algotsson, Lars Hanasson, Frank Sundstrom, dir. Vilgot Sjoman
Film Studio: SF
Country: German
Film Country: Swedish
Approximate Size 33 x 24 inches
Condition: Very Good
Price: $250

491 is a 1964 Swedish black and white drama film directed by Vilgot Sjoman, based on a novel by Lars Gorling. The story is about a group of youth criminals who are chosen to participate in a social experiment, where they are assigned to live together in an apartment while being supervised by two forgiving social workers. The tagline is: It is written that 490 times you can sin and be forgiven. This motion picture is about the 491st.
This controversial film, which featured a male homosexual rape scene, was first banned in Sweden, but released after reediting. Amongst other things, a scene in which a woman is raped by a dog was cut. The film was also banned in Norway until 1971. The reactions from especially conservative elements in Sweden were of disgust and outrage, and it was one of the reasons why the Christian Democratic Party was founded in 1965

Keywords: Drama