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P & B (1983)

| Comedy, Drama | 10 December 1983 (Sweden)
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Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to any deal. They tamper, scam and exploit loopholes that exist.

Director:

Hans Alfredson

Writers:

Waldemar Hammenhög (freely adapted from the novel "Pettersson & Bendel" by), Hans Alfredson (screenplay)

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Allan Edwall, Lena Nyman | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stellan Skarsgård ... Karl-Johan 'Charlie' Pettersson
Allan Edwall ... Josef 'Stavros' Bendel
Lena Nyman ... Mia Edling / Ingegerd Borglind
Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors ... Agda Levin (as Lill Lindfors)
Björn Gustafson ... Nilsson
Jan Blomberg Jan Blomberg ... Vreding
Jim Hughes Jim Hughes ... Rodney
Eva Dahlman ... Angelica Vreding
Åsa Bjerkerot Åsa Bjerkerot ... Eva Velin
Katarina Fernell Katarina Fernell ... Aunt Lindström
Tomas Alfredson ... Jonas
Dora Söderberg ... Mrs. Larsson
Lissi Alandh ... Mrs. Persson
Bengt Brunskog ... Police
Bo Andersson Bo Andersson ... Police
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Storyline

Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to any deal. They tamper, scam and exploit loopholes that exist.

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Plot Keywords:

actor playing himself | rags to riches | based on novel | See All (3) »

Taglines:

Två skälmar i Stockholm och deras svindlande affärer

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English

Release Date:

10 December 1983 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Mestarihuijarit See more »

Filming Locations:

Kungsgatan, Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Ord See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Goofs

In the first couple of shots, there is a slow motion shot of a plane flying. It shows the plane very close to the ground, like it's landing. In the very next shot the plane is flying much higher in the sky. See more »

Connections

References Best Friends (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

It's So Nice To Be Rich
Music by Gunnar Svensson
Lyrics by Hans Alfredson
Vocals by Agnetha Fältskog
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Shameless con-artistry galore in clever little flick...
10 December 2001 | by ozjeppe – See all my reviews

Inventive, clever and constantly entertaining flick of two oddly paired con artists in 80's Stockholm and their escalating swindle schemes. No serious filmmaking here, just a lot of colourful characterizations and nifty scams... favourite: The Rod Stewart concert!! FUN: Check out Stellan Skarsgård (of such later Hollywood fame such as Good Will Hunting, Deep blue sea, Ronin etc.) in his hippie-ish bum appearance!
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