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Leif
Leif

Leif

A banger of a movie.

Genres

Comedy

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In the small working community, the entry in the local newspaper hits like a bomb. The signature "Leif" claims that the town's large arms company Rotum exports weapons illegally. Gunnar Volt, CEO of Rotum, gets a shock. Imagine that someone has the audacity to say that about the community's pride Rotum - even if it now happens to be true. He immediately gathers the management and everyone agrees: Leif must be found - and stopped. But who is this mysterious Leif?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

5.925/10

Release Date

26 June 1987

Country

Sweden

Cast

Anders Eriksson

Anders Eriksson

Gunnar Volt

Kerstin Granlund

Kerstin Granlund

Doris Volt / Florence Hasselback / Various roles

Claes Eriksson

Claes Eriksson

Max Koger / Councilor Hylén

Knut Agnred

Knut Agnred

Sven 'Rambo' Larsson / Tommy Backman / Various roles

Per Fritzell

Per Fritzell

Niklas Kortnoj / Håkan Volt / Various roles

Peter Rangmar

Peter Rangmar

Inspector Mård / Taxi driver / Various roles

Jan Rippe

Jan Rippe

Lars Erik Ingemar Fred / Assistent Nilsson / Various roles

Laila Westersund

Laila Westersund

Signe Fred

Per Westman

Per Westman

Maximilian Volt

Bengt Hernvall

Bengt Hernvall

Bertil Fred

Pierre Jonsson

Pierre Jonsson

Iranian

Kimmo Rajala

Kimmo Rajala

Iranian

Enzo Florimo

Enzo Florimo

Landlord

Sven Almgren

Sven Almgren

Pensioner

Charles Falk

Charles Falk

Journalist

Rolf Allan Håkansson

Rolf Allan Håkansson

Priest

P.A. Norell

P.A. Norell

Journalist

Bengt Magnusson

Bengt Magnusson

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