Mannen som slutade röka (1972)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Writers:

Tage Danielsson (novel)
Tage Danielsson (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 December 1972 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Tage Danielssons gudomliga komedi

Plot:

Young Dante Alighieri inherits 17 million of his father the sausage maker on one condition - he has to give up smoking in 14 days...

Plot Keywords:

Smoking | Inheritance | Cigarette | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gösta Ekman	...	Dante Alighieri
Grynet Molvig	...	Beatrice Morris
Toivo Pawlo	...	Hugo Alighieri
Holger Löwenadler	...	Knut-Birger
Gunn Wållgren	...	Aunt Gunhild
Olle Hilding	...	Sjöström, lawyer
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt	...	Detective
Pierre Lindstedt	...	Detective
Marianne Stjernqvist	...	Mrs. Jonsson-Varin, secretary
Jan-Olof Strandberg	...	Doctor
Meta Velander
Stig Torstensson	...	Tramp
Ulf von Zweigbergk
Margaretha Krook	...	Prostitute
Jytte Abildstrøm

Also Known As:

The Man Who Quit Smoking (International: English title)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

French | Swedish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Amager, Denmark

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Trivia:

When stars Gösta Ekman and Grynet Molvig first performed their sex scene, it didn't go very well. Director Tage Danielsson asked what the problem was. They said they were uncomfortable being naked on a movie set naked. Danielsson then suggested that the whole crew should take their clothes off when they did this scene - and so they did. Except for one crew member, who had a cold.

Movie Connections:

References Hemliga Svensson (1933)

Ever seen a man smoke a herring?

Mannen som slutade röka (The man who stopped smoking).

This film is about the changes you go through when trying to get rid of an addiction. Ingenious Gösta Ekman, who plays Dante Alighieri, will make you laugh in ways you didn't think was possible. The film is packed with hilarious scenes. In one passage Dante is in such a bad shape his hand tries to take the initiative, and he has to fight his hand to prevent it from grabbing a package of cigarettes. The result is a totally wrecked kitchen. No matter what you think about smoking, this is 110% FUN for everyone who sees it. Unlike some other Tage Danielsson films, such as Picassos äventyr, you do not have to be Swedish to get it.

Definitely one of the ten best comedies ever!

GRADE A+