Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?

Infobox Film
name = Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?


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director = Hans Iveberg
producer = Göran Lindström
writer = Hans Iveberg
narrator =
starring = "se below"
music = Björn Isfält
cinematography = Petter Davidson (as Petter Davidsson)
editing = Roger Sellberg
distributor =
released = 18 December 1981 (Sweden)
runtime = 99 min
country = Sweden
language = Swedish
budget =
gross = SEK 27,609,579 (Sweden)
preceded_by =
followed_by = Göta kanal 2 - kanalkampen
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0082490

"Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?" (eng. "Who Pulled the Plug?") is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Hans Iveberg and starring Janne Loffe Carlsson and Kim Anderzon.

Plot summary

A rich arab wants to place a huge order of 1000 motorboats. The multinational "Uniship" and the smaller company "Anderssons båtvarv" compete for the contract. When the buyer can't reach a decision he wants the boats to compete in a race from Stockholm, through Göta kanal, to Göteborg. The winner of the race will win the contract. The competitors are ready to win at all cost.

Cast (selecton)

Carina crew

*Janne Loffe Carlsson - Janne Andersson
*Kim Anderzon - Lena Andersson
*Stig Ossian Ericson - Sigurd

Uniship crew

*Yvonne Lombard - Rut
*Nils Eklund - Rune
*Stig Engström - Björn H:son Larsson

Others

*Magnus Härenstam - Peter Black, kronofogde
*Rolv Wesenlund - Ole
*Per Oscarsson - Exportföreningens representant
*Georg Rydeberg - Gustav, slussvakt
*Peter Harryson - Polis
*Svante Grundberg - Kanotisten
*Lars Amble - Leif Andersson
*Marie Göranzon - Astrid Ohlson
*Frank Andersson - Man i båt
*Kent Andersson - Göteborgare
*Weiron Holmberg - Göteborgare
*Gösta Engström - Husvagnskille
*Sune Mangs - Serviceman
*Bertil Norström - Slussvakt
*Anders Nyström - Tage, fiskare
*Bosse Parnevik - Carl XVI Gustaf
*Christer Lindarw - Queen Silvia
*Anna-Lotta Larsson - Spådam
*Ulf Brunnberg - Båtpolis
*Michael Segerström - Slussvakt
*Mona Seilitz - Sivan
*Johan Thorén - stuntman
*Jannis Pesketzis - Grek

Production

The movie was filmed 13 July - 30 September 1981.

The two boats in the film are Orrskär "1000" (Carina) and Storebro's "Storö 31 Baltic" (Uniship).

Reception

Quotation
It's hard and unnecessarily space-demanding to grade this misery. Hardest, perhaps, is to watch prominent actors make cameos as imbecile canal guardians without succeeding transforming the idiocy to humour.
Hanserik Hjertén in Dagens Nyheter 19 December 1981

The film was a huge success in Sweden and was seen by over 1.5 million people. A sequel was made, and a second sequel is plannedto be released christmas 2009. [Carl Cato/TT Spektra. " [http://www.blt.se/noje_o_kultur/noje/klart-med-gota-kanal-3(452314).gm Göta kanal 3 blir den stora julfilmen 2009] " BLT Nöje, 28 Januari 2008, received 15 August 2008.]

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