Who Pulled the Plug?
Genres
Overview
To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships 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 their major competitor and they both have to resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1981-12-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
55
Vote Average
5.682
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
Per Oscarsson
Ulf Svensson
Georg Rydeberg
Gustav
Peter Harryson
Policeman
Svante Grundberg
Canoeist
Lars Amble
Leif Andersson
Marie Göranzon
Astrid Ohlsson
Ulf Brunnberg
Policeman
Gunvor Pontén
Gustav's wife
Mona Seilitz
Sivan
Kent Andersson
Gothenburg Philosopher #1
Weiron Holmberg
Gothenburg Philosopher #2
Gösta Engström
Martin
Frank Andersson
Man in sailboat
Anna-Lotta Larsson
Fortune teller
Christer Lindarw
Queen Silvia
Sune Mangs
Serviceman
Nadim Sawalha
Kahlifa bin Hircham al Saba
Michael Segerström
Lock operator
Marvin Yxner
Seaman
Bosse Parnevik
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf
Anders Nyström
Tage
Bertil Norström
Lock operator
Raymond Nederström
Fisherman
Liselott Lindeborg
Lock operator
Mirjam Eriksson
Woman in sailboat
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