Äppelkriget (1971)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Writers:

Hans Alfredson (writer)
Tage Danielsson (writer)

Release Date:

January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland...

Plot Keywords:

Businessman | Supernatural Power | Skåne | Environment | Giant

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Per Grundén	...	Jean Volkswagner
Gösta Ekman	...	Sten Wall
Sture Ericson	...	Larsson i Tofta
Ingvar Ottoson	...	Werner Affeman
Per Waldvik	...	Hans Nilsson
Yvonne Lombard	...	Kerstin Gustafsson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lotta Ågrup	...	Little girl
Nils Ahlroth	...	Gustav Lindberg
Hans Alfredson	...	Severin Lindberg
Tomas Alfredson	...	Count
Inez Almerfors	...	Script girl
Birgitta Andersson	...	Luft-Hanna Lindberg
Evald Bennerup	...	Man in mysterious house
Thord Carlsson	...	Urban Thorsell
Gus Dahlström	...	Film director
Tage Danielsson	...	Bernhard Lindberg
Tomas Dyfverman	...	Man in the appletree
Moltas Eriksson	...	Kent Aurén
Leif Ernhagen	...	Worker
Crüll Feldström	...	Mailman
Karl Erik Flens	...	Valfrid Paulsson
Mariette Fransson	...	Janet Lindberg
Per I. Gedin	...	Window cleaner
Bengt Haslum
Ronald F. Hoiseck	...	Manager Rumford
Sten Kärrby	...	Tore Gustafsson (as Herr K)
Folke Lind	...	Bicycle repairman
Per Erik Lindorm	...	Jockey
Martin Ljung	...	Aake Lindberg
Manfred Månsson	...	Persson, pig dealer
Nils Nittel	...	Bert Lindberg
Anne Marie Nyman	...	Agnes Lindberg
Inger Pehrsson	...	Repairman's wife
Bo Segerstedt	...	Count's servant
Håkan Serner	...	Eberhard Lindberg
Carl-Uno Sjöblom	...	Baloon salesman
Roy Sund	...	Lifeguard
Gunnar Svensson	...	Man with plastic bag
Max von Sydow	...	Roy Lindberg
Jan Wirén	...	Shoemaker Wilen
Monica Zetterlund	...	Anna Lindberg
Erik Zetterström	...	Well-dressed man

Also Known As:

The Apple War (USA)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Trivia:

While filming a tall, skinny man with glasses and a black mustache kept walking around the sets and getting into picture, ruining takes. Eventually director Tage Danielsson lost his temper and asked the man to leave. The whole cast and crew started laughing. It turned at that the annoying man was actor Martin Ljung and that it all was just a prank the crew played on Tage.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sten Wall: Can you imagine a better place for a popcorn stand?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Svenska ord i bild och tal (2006)

Soundtrack:

Calle Schewens vals

Everybody leaves happy.

I saw Apple War, or Appelkriget, in the early 70's when it was showing at a university area theater. I probably went 4 times, and every time I saw the same thing: every single attendee left with a huge smile on his or her face. I've never experienced a movie that has had that affect on the entire audience. I just wish I could find a copy of this gem to see again. I can't believe that it would have lost its charm or glamour, and my life, and those of my friends, could use a little unadulterated joy.