Monopol (film)
Monopol (Monopoly) is a 1996 Swedish comedy film directed by Claes Eriksson and the fifth to feature the members of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
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| Directed by | Claes Eriksson |
| Produced by | Waldemar Bergendahl, Anne Otto |
| Written by | Claes Eriksson |
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| Music by | Claes Eriksson |
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| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Budget | SEK 16,000,000 (US$1.3 million) |
Plot
Egil (Knut Agnred), a middle-aged man living a simple life, is a regular painter. One day, when he is about to paint a fence, the film team of Långa näsan (Long nose), one of Sweden's most popular television programs, including the host Hacke Häger (Per Fritzell), suddenly shows up. Egil becomes the victim of a candid-camera prank, which will be aired on television. But, to Häger's surprise, Egil does not want to sign the broadcast permit required to broadcast the footage. However, Häger, under pressure to make a good television episode, broadcasts the footage anyway, against Egil's wishes. Egil portrays the small crowd of Swedish people who do not want to be on TV and become famous.
Sune Finåker (Peter Rangmar), Häger's employee, has a near-monopoly on Swedish TV and radio, besides the state-owned channels, owning 12 television channels. Hungry for more power, he plans to buy them soon. All of Sweden has been passivated in the hands of Finåker, with the slogan Förströelse och lätt underhållning (Amusement and easy entertainment). He has captivated the Swedish people in front of their TV sets. Through a grand gala evening on his TV channels, he intends to win the election via a majority vote and become prime minister, promising easy entertainment for everybody in the future, then he will finally get their monopoly.
Egil, along with Clary Blomstedt (Kerstin Granlund), an intellectual middle-aged teacher, and the incumbent government form a resistance group, trying to get Finåker and his monopoly plans to fail by ending his plans to become prime minister.
Cast
Galenskaparna och After Shave:
- Peter Rangmar - Sune Finåker
- Knut Agnred - Egil Rosén
- Per Fritzell - Häcke Häger
- Kerstin Granlund - Clary Blomstedt
- Anders Eriksson - Glenn Sivertsson
- Jan Rippe - Viggo Florin
- Claes Eriksson - Tobakshandlare Örn / Sångare i Arvstwistarna (Tobacco retailer Eagle / Singer in Arvstwistarna)
Other actors:
- Lisa Alvgrim - Kulturministern (Minister of Culture)
- Monica Dominique - Dagmar Fröberg
- Olof Thunberg - Ernst Fröberg
- Dan Ekborg - Parkbänksmannen (The park bench man)
- Mats Bergman - Personalchefen (Chief of Staff)
- Jörgen Mörnbäck - Professor Brio
- Jan Nygren - Viking Holm
- Olle Sarri - Chefsrekvisitören (Chief Requisitioner)
- Stefan Ljungqvist - Gud (God)
- Maria Lundqvist - Stjärnan (The star)
- Christina Stenius - Mamma Palle (Mommy Palle)
- Ulf Dohlsten - Pappa Palle (Daddy Palle)
- Charlott Strandberg - Programledare för Motsatserna (Program Manager for the Opposites)
- Mi Ridell - Bimbonyttuppläserskan (Bimbon surface reader)
- Håkan Johannesson - Gordon
- Lars Åby Hermansen - Turist (Tourist) (his voice is dubbed by Claes Eriksson)