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The Apple War

Original title: Äppelkriget
  • 19711971
  • 1h 43m
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6.6/10
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Äppelkriget (1971)
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
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 pa... Read allA 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 ... Read allA 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, ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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  • Director
    • Tage Danielsson
  • Writers
    • Hans Alfredson(a film by)
    • Tage Danielsson(a film by)
  • Stars
    • Per Grundén
    • Gösta Ekman
    • Sture Ericson
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  • Director
    • Tage Danielsson
  • Writers
    • Hans Alfredson(a film by)
    • Tage Danielsson(a film by)
  • Stars
    • Per Grundén
    • Gösta Ekman
    • Sture Ericson
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    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Äppelkriget (1971)
    Birgitta Andersson in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Birgitta Andersson in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Yvonne Lombard in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Monica Zetterlund in Äppelkriget (1971)
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    Äppelkriget (1971)
    Äppelkriget (1971)
    Hans Alfredson and Moltas Eriksson in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Monica Zetterlund in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Gösta Ekman and Monica Zetterlund in Äppelkriget (1971)
    Tage Danielsson and Martin Ljung in Äppelkriget (1971)

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    Per Grundén
    Per Grundén
    • Jean Volkswagner, dir, Schweizas Jean Volkswagner, dir, Schweiz
    Gösta Ekman
    Gösta Ekman
    • Sten Wall, PR-manas Sten Wall, PR-man
    Sture Ericson
    Sture Ericson
    • Larsson i Tofta (s) riksdagsmanas Larsson i Tofta (s) riksdagsman
    Ingvar Ottoson
    • Werner Affeman, privatchaufföras Werner Affeman, privatchaufför
    Per Waldvik
    • Hans Nilsson, mobilt utebudas Hans Nilsson, mobilt utebud
    Yvonne Lombard
    Yvonne Lombard
    • Kerstin Gustafson, kommunfullmäktigas Kerstin Gustafson, kommunfullmäktig
    Sten Kärrby
    • Tore Gustafson, innehavareas Tore Gustafson, innehavare
    • (as Herr K)
    Monica Zetterlund
    Monica Zetterlund
    • Anna Lindbergas Anna Lindberg
    Håkan Serner
    Håkan Serner
    • Eberhard Lindbergas Eberhard Lindberg
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Severin Lindbergas Severin Lindberg
    Birgitta Andersson
    Birgitta Andersson
    • Luft-Hanna Lindbergas Luft-Hanna Lindberg
    Anne-Marie Nyman
    • Agnes Lindbergas Agnes Lindberg
    Nils Ahlroth
    Nils Ahlroth
    • Gustav Lindbergas Gustav Lindberg
    Nils Nittel
    • Bert Lindbergas Bert Lindberg
    Mariette Fransson
    • Janet Lindbergas Janet Lindberg
    Martin Ljung
    Martin Ljung
    • Åke Lindbergas Åke Lindberg
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Roy Lindbergas Roy Lindberg
    Tage Danielsson
    Tage Danielsson
    • Bernhard Lindbergas Bernhard Lindberg
    • Director
      • Tage Danielsson
    • Writers
      • Hans Alfredson(a film by)
      • Tage Danielsson(a film by)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Mattias Thuresson
    • eastern europe
    • low brow comedy
    • cringe humor
    • cringe comedy
    • rural setting
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Allmost all music in this movie was written by Evert Taube. Hasse and Tage wanted to use his music in order to give the movie a more Swedish touch. But they also asked him to write a new song for them. Tage explained the plot to Evert and mentioned that the land they were trying to rescue was called Änglamark (roughly translated to Angelland or Angeldomain). Taube liked the word and wrote the new song Änglamark which became the theme song of the movie.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Sten Wall: Can you imagine a better place for a popcorn stand?

    • Connections
      Featured in Svenska Ord i bild och tal (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Calle Schewens vals
      Music and Lyrics by Evert Taube

      Performed by Martin Ljung, Max von Sydow, Monica Zetterlund, Birgitta Andersson,

      Hans Alfredson and Evert Taube

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    9/10
    Funny fanciful tale of magical retribution
    I loved this film when I first saw it in Seattle at the Egyptian Moore Theater in 1972. The Moore used to run this film regularly, and there was as much a cult following for this film as for Rocky Horror.

    Great fun, with giants and other magical bits and pieces conspiring to rid their town of a corporative nightmare, "Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists." Gentle fun and a lot of laughs.

    Although not available on DVD (though I once found a bootleg copy dubbed in German on VHS!), The Apple War would be welcomed by a lot of folks, as would other films of this era, such as "Cat and Mouse" by Claude LeLouch, "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin," "No, Actually," and many, many others. There were a lot of terrific films and television series made in the 1970s, just prior to video becoming a household commodity, and I feel sure there is a ready market on couches around the world just waiting for their release.
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    • Aug 29, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Apfelkrieg
    • Production companies
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
      • Svenska Ord
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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