Bergman's first production of the 'unplayable' colossus Peer Gynt ran for five hours, with a youthful and energetic Max von Sydow playing the lead on the enormous stage.
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Olof Molander, the Royal Dramatic Theatre director, inspired Bergman to reduce the giant Malmö stage in order to produce Strindberg's chamber play for the second time.