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Who Pulled the Plug?
Who Pulled the Plug?

Who Pulled the Plug?

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

5.682/10

Release Date

18 December 1981

Country

Sweden

Cast

Kim Anderzon

Kim Anderzon

Lena Andersson

Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson

Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson

Janne Andersson

Stig Ossian Ericson

Stig Ossian Ericson

Sigurd

Yvonne Lombard

Yvonne Lombard

Rut

Nils Eklund

Nils Eklund

Rune

Stig Engström

Stig Engström

Björn H:son Larsson

Magnus Härenstam

Magnus Härenstam

Peter Black

Rolv Wesenlund

Rolv Wesenlund

Ole

Per Oscarsson

Per Oscarsson

Ulf Svensson

Georg Rydeberg

Georg Rydeberg

Gustav

Peter Harryson

Peter Harryson

Policeman

Svante Grundberg

Svante Grundberg

Canoeist

Lars Amble

Lars Amble

Leif Andersson

Marie Göranzon

Marie Göranzon

Astrid Ohlsson

Ulf Brunnberg

Ulf Brunnberg

Policeman

Gunvor Pontén

Gunvor Pontén

Gustav's wife

Mona Seilitz

Mona Seilitz

Sivan

Kent Andersson

Kent Andersson

Gothenburg Philosopher #1

Weiron Holmberg

Weiron Holmberg

Gothenburg Philosopher #2

Gösta Engström

Gösta Engström

Martin

Frank Andersson

Frank Andersson

Man in sailboat

Anna-Lotta Larsson

Anna-Lotta Larsson

Fortune teller

Christer Lindarw

Christer Lindarw

Queen Silvia

Sune Mangs

Sune Mangs

Serviceman

Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

Kahlifa bin Hircham al Saba

Michael Segerström

Michael Segerström

Lock operator

Marvin Yxner

Marvin Yxner

Seaman

Bosse Parnevik

Bosse Parnevik

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf

Anders Nyström

Anders Nyström

Tage

Bertil Norström

Bertil Norström

Lock operator

Raymond Nederström

Raymond Nederström

Fisherman

Liselott Lindeborg

Liselott Lindeborg

Lock operator

Mirjam Eriksson

Mirjam Eriksson

Woman in sailboat

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