Who Pulled the Plug?

1981 1h 39m SV

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5.8

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5.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 68★5.8IMDB · 4,531

Comedy

Synopsis

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To secure an order for 1 000 cabin cruisers from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against a much larger competitor and both resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Anderzon
Lena Andersson
Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson
Janne Andersson
Stig Ossian Ericson
Sigurd
Yvonne Lombard
Rut
Nils Eklund
Rune
Stig Engström
Björn H:son Larsson
Magnus Härenstam
Peter Black
Rolv Wesenlund
Ole

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hans Iveberg
Writers: Hans Iveberg
Languages: Norwegian, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Göta Canal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Björn Isfält. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kim Anderzon and Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson and Stig Ossian Ericson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans Iveberg directs. Björn Isfält scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
3Part of the "Göta Canal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Björn Isfält. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kim Anderzon and Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson and Stig Ossian Ericson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0082490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.