The Apple War (1971)
"Äppelkriget" (original title)

A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councilors and the member of ... See full summary »

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Writers:

Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson

Stars:

Per Grundén, Gösta Ekman, Sture Ericson

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Per Grundén	...	Jean Volkswagner
Gösta Ekman	...	Sten Wall
Sture Ericson	...	Larsson i Tofta
Ingvar Ottoson	...	Werner Affeman
Per Waldvik	...	Hans Nilsson
Yvonne Lombard	...	Kerstin Gustafsson
Sten Kärrby	...	Tore Gustafson - innehavare (as Herr K)
Monica Zetterlund	...	Anna Lindberg
Håkan Serner	...	Eberhard Lindberg
Hans Alfredson	...	Severin Lindberg
Birgitta Andersson	...	Luft-Hanna Lindberg
Anne-Marie Nyman	...	Agnes Lindberg
Nils Ahlroth	...	Gustav Lindberg
Nils Nittel	...	Bert Lindberg
Mariette Fransson	...	Janet Lindberg

Storyline

A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councilors and the member of parliament are all in favor of the idea, although it will turn vast areas into parking lots for cars. The Lindberg family does not like the idea and with the help of a little magic, they start scheming against it.

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Plot Keywords:

businessman | supernatural power | skåne | environment | giant | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

January 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Apple War

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 11,265,000 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Ord

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While filming a tall, skinny man with glasses and a black mustache kept walking around the sets and getting into picture, ruining takes. Eventually director Tage Danielsson lost his temper and asked the man to leave. The whole cast and crew started laughing. It turned at that the annoying man was actor Martin Ljung and that it all was just a prank the crew played on Tage.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sten Wall: Can you imagine a better place for a popcorn stand?

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Connections

Featured in Svenska Ord i bild och tal (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Änglamark"
Music and Lyrics by Evert Taube
Performed by Sven-Bertil Taube

User Reviews

A wonderful farce

This is a fabulous movie, and one that seems to have disappeared completely, at least from this country. I saw this movie in college, long ago and it was a wonderful surprise. It is along the same lines as 'Waking Ned Devine', full of oddball characters, a small isolated town, and the impingement of the outside world. If you can find this movie, count yourself lucky.

This is not a serious movie, and it's not quite ART, but it is very imaginative and has much to do with the Swedish culture, their sense of what's right, and their myths and legends. I was instantly charmed and nearly rolling on floor in fits of laughter. I highly recommend this movie.