Out of an Old Man's Head

Out of an Old Man's Head
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPer Åhlin (animation)
Tage Danielsson (live action)
Written byHans Alfredson
Tage Danielsson
Produced byGunnar Karlsson
StarringHans Alfredson
Karl-Axel Forssberg
Music byGunnar Svensson
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 6 December 1968 (1968-12-06)
Running time
77 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Out of an Old Man's Head (Swedish: I huvet på en gammal gubbe) is a 1968 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Per Åhlin and Tage Danielsson, starring Hans Alfredson as an old man remembering his past. Partly a black comedy, the film was released around the same time as the urban renewal of the Klara quarters in Stockholm, and could be seen as a comment both on the demolishing of the old buildings and on the welfare state in general.

Out of the total running time of 77 minutes, about 50 minutes are animated. It is considered to be the first Swedish animated feature film, although the first one that was fully animated was Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival.