Tuppen (1981)

1944. Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women staff can work more efficiently. When first arriving he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the ... See full summary »

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Lars Lennart Forsberg (idea), Hans Alfredson (idea),

Stars:

Magnus Härenstam, Lill-Anna Andersson, Ellionor Bille

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Magnus Härenstam	...	Cederqvist
Lill-Anna Andersson	...	Lisa
Ellionor Bille	...	Barbro Karlsson
Åsa Bjerkerot	...	Gerda Skogsberg
Ing-Marie Carlsson	...	Karin Petrén (as Ingemarie Carlsson)
Annika Christensen	...	Bodil
Annika Dopping	...	Magda Fors
Suzanne Ernrup	...	Ottilia
Maria Johansson	...	Hjördis Nilsson
Ebba Malmström	...	Cecilia
Pernilla August	...	Åsa Eriksson (as Pernilla Wallgren)
Allan Edwall	...	Thorsson, receptionist
Lena Brogren	...	Old Lady
Lars Göran Carlsson	...	Disponent (as Lars-Göran Carlson)
Anita Ekström	...	Anna

Storyline

1944. Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women staff can work more efficiently. When first arriving he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he is authorized to relocate people to an easier line of work.

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Plot Keywords:

factory | peeping tom | bed sheet | hotel porter | sexuality | 

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Taglines:

En film av Lasse Hallström med Magnus Härenstam

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

4 September 1981 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Rooster

Filming Locations:

Nääs fabriker, Tollered, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 19,309,257 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

References Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

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Soundtracks

"VÄRLDEN ÄR FULL AV VIOLER"
Music and lyrics by Nils Perne and Sven Paddock
Performed by Ulla Billquist

User Reviews

The Rooster (aka Tuppen)

This little gem by Lasse Hallström has stood the ravages of time perfectly, just as crisp and enjoying now, as in 1981, when it was released.

The story is centered around a small, rural, textile factory during WWII, when most men are at the front.

The lead character is Cederqvist, the new time study man, that thinks he's a real stud. Employed by a factory that employs almost exclusively women, almost all blond and young, he goes into a spin!

Well written, well acted and with a good director, and mostly filmed in a a real textile factory, a few miles from here, that gives a lot of authenticity to the story, it would be impossible to do it again today!