Take It Like a Man, Ma'am!

6.2 (5 votes)• 1975• 96m•Released

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A middle aged married woman suffers from depression. Her husband suggests she get a dog, but instead she gets a job. Treatment of the women workers leads her into a hilarious fantasy in which roles are reversed and bearded men sit behind typewriters worrying about their looks and what to buy for dinner. She gets involved in a strike and loses her job, but has found some friends and a more positive attitude to life.

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Languages: Danish

Director: Elisabeth Rygaard, Li Vilstrup, Mette Knudsen

Starring Cast: Tove Maës, Berthe Qvistgaard, Birgit Brüel, Claus Strandberg, Cæcilie Nordgreen, Alf Lassen

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