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The Call-up
The Call-up

The Call-up

Genres

Comedy

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It's time for Jonsson to return to his old regiment to rehearse what he learned during conscription a few years ago. He meets his old friends, platoon leader Larsson and the music loving captain 'Beethoven'. Jonsson and his comrades doesn't take it very serious - but they have a jolly good time. A female journalist follows the exercise to write an article, and gets interested in him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$7500000

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

23 February 1979

Country

Sweden

Cast

Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson

Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson

Oskar Löfgren

Lasse Åberg

Lasse Åberg

Helge Jonsson

Ted Åström

Ted Åström

Börje Larsson

Lasse Haldenberg

Lasse Haldenberg

Hans Öberg

Weiron Holmberg

Weiron Holmberg

Tore Tallroth

Lennart Skoogh

Lennart Skoogh

Jonas Gustafsson

Ingvar Andersson

Ingvar Andersson

Captain 'Beethoven'

Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-Lawton

Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-Lawton

Bea

Lars Amble

Lars Amble

Chief Editor

Monica Dominique

Monica Dominique

Doris

Lottie Ejebrant

Lottie Ejebrant

Doris' Friend

Örjan Ramberg

Örjan Ramberg

HQ radio operator

Malou Berg

Malou Berg

Doris' Friend

Agneta Prytz

Agneta Prytz

Helge's mother

Greta Zachrisson

Greta Zachrisson

Doris' Friend

Jörgen Edman

Jörgen Edman

Singer

Moltas Eriksson

Moltas Eriksson

Combat judge

Charlie Elvegård

Charlie Elvegård

Göte

Lars Lind

Lars Lind

Golfer

Thomas Ungewitter

Thomas Ungewitter

Wickman

Bruno Johansson

Bruno Johansson

Cook

Utas

Utas

Olsson, Father with Baby

Peter Ahlm

Peter Ahlm

Major

Sherman Adams Jr.

Sherman Adams Jr.

Sven Ekdahl

Sven Ekdahl

Gustav Roger

Gustav Roger

Oskar Rangner

Oskar Rangner

Olle Grönstedt

Olle Grönstedt

Bengt Berger

Bengt Berger

Moltas Erikson

Moltas Erikson

Lina Jonsson

Lina Jonsson

Palle Granditsky

Palle Granditsky

Agneta Lindén

Agneta Lindén

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