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The Man Who Quit Smoking

1972 · 104 min Comedy
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits $17 million on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the $17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking, While his uncle, who has taken up smoking himself, also does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.

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Original Title Mannen som slutade röka
Year 1972
Country Denmark, France, Sweden
Genre Comedy
Director Tage Danielsson
Runtime 104 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (29 votes)

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The film cleverly frames the agonizing struggle to quit smoking as a high-stakes comedic farce, where every craving becomes a scene of escalating absurdity. The premise of a man hiring spies to thwart his own weakness is a brilliant setup for consistent, character-driven humor.

What lingers after the final scene is a playful, yet oddly relatable, commentary on how far we might go to win a battle against ourselves, especially when a fortune is on the line. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tage Danielsson

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