Pig Hunt (1970)
"Grisjakten" (original title)

Lennart Siljeberg works at the Cattle Inspection Agency. He is the perfect bureaucrat, always careful and pedantic. The agency's latest mission is to extinguish all pigs on the island of ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonas Cornell

Writers:

Jonas Cornell, P.C. Jersild (novel),

Stars:

Hans Alfredson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Keve Hjelm

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hans Alfredson	...	Lennart Siljeberg
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz	...	Margareta Siljeberg
Keve Hjelm	...	Sivert Gård
Ingvar Kjellson	...	Gustav Rosen
Tord Peterson	...	John Blenheim-Ahlskog
Margit Carlqvist	...	Maud Blenheim-Ahlskog
Anna Malmsjö	...	Malin Siljeberg
Peter Malmsjö	...	Petter Siljeberg
Henrik Allgén	...	Johan Siljeberg
Folke Walder	...	John Blenheim-Ahlskog's father
Dan Sjögren	...	Karl-Erik Kling
Bertil Anderberg	...	Thorne-Löwe
Åke Lindström	...	Heller
Carl Billquist	...	Haller&Ziegler representative
Börje Mellvig	...	Dr. Smoltze

Storyline

Lennart Siljeberg works at the Cattle Inspection Agency. He is the perfect bureaucrat, always careful and pedantic. The agency's latest mission is to extinguish all pigs on the island of Gotland. However, the local farmers protests which baffles Siljeberg who thinks that rules and regulations should be followed strictly.

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Plot Keywords:

pig | bureaucracy | satire | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

11 March 1970 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Pig Hunt

Filming Locations:

Stockholm, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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