Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)

The famous Swedish Karoliner army has suffered its biggest defeat ever at Poltava in 1709. The Swedish king Karl XII is waiting in the small village of Bender for the Turkish sulton to help... See full summary »

Director:

Mats Arehn

Writer:

Rolf Börjlind

Stars:

Gösta Ekman, Lasse Åberg, Brasse Brännström

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gösta Ekman	...	Karl XII
Lasse Åberg	...	Sgt. Gustaf Lagercrona
Brasse Brännström	...	Kruus (aide-de-camp)
Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray	...	Princess Serina
Sten Ljunggren	...	Col. Grothusen
Lars Amble	...	Chaplain Agrell
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt	...	Hultman, cook (as Carl-Gustav Lindstedt)
Sture Hovstadius	...	Gen. Lagercrona
Nils Ahlroth	...	Dr. Skragge
Donald Arthur	...	Poniatowski
Walter Gotell	...	Grand Vizier
Ayten Kuyululu	...	Grand Vizier's mother
István Szilágyi	...	Achmed
Rozita Auer	...	Belly dancer
Axelle Axell

Storyline

The famous Swedish Karoliner army has suffered its biggest defeat ever at Poltava in 1709. The Swedish king Karl XII is waiting in the small village of Bender for the Turkish sulton to help him defeat his arch enemy, the czar of Russia, Peter the Great. But the Turks think he's an expensive guest and want him out of Turkey. However, he refuses. The sultan then decides to send Karl XII a princess to marry him, to get him out of the country (a bride for a bribe). The two Swedish soldiers Lagercrona and Kruus are to escort the princess. They experience many different adventures on their way to Bender, namely because other Swedish soldiers and agents try to stop them from ever reaching the village, because they don't want Karl XII to leave Turkey. After their long adventure to get there and a few misunderstandings, the famous "kalabalik" of Bender, where the Turks decide to drive Karl XII out of Turkey by force, begins.

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Taglines:

De var hjältar i kungens tjänst. Kungen själv var den förste att beklaga...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

26 August 1983 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Kalabalik

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 4,170,480 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Europa Film, Viking Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

King Karl XII is played by Gösta Ekman (II), whose grandfather, also named Gösta Ekman (I), played the same role 58 years earlier in Charles XII and Karl XII, del II.

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