Monopol (Monopoly) is a 1996 Swedish comedy film directed by
Claes Eriksson
Claes Ingvar Eriksson (born 27 July 1950) is a Swedish people, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter, Revue, revue artist, comedian, actor and composer.Galenskaparna och After Shave
Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.Knut Agnred
''Knut'' Axel Lennart Agnred (born 29 February 1956 in Johannebergs församling in Gothenburg) is a Sweden, Swedish singer, actor, and comedian. He is known for being a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Life and career
Knut Agnred is t ...
), 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
Per Fritzell, (born 2 October 1955) is a Swedish comedian and actor and member of the Galenskaparna och After Shave comedic group.
Biography
He was born in Stockholm but grew up in Gothenburg. He studied at Chalmers University of Technology, ...
), suddenly shows up. Egil becomes the victim of a candid-camera prank, which will be aired on television. To Häger's surprise, Egil does not want to sign the broadcast permit required to broadcast the footage, nor come to the studio. Häger, under pressure to make a good television episode, broadcasts the footage against Egil's wishes. Egil represents a small crowd of Swedish people who do not want to be on TV and become famous.
Sune Finåker (
Peter Rangmar
Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (November 10, 1956 – May 25, 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Biography
Born in Annelund, Rangmar atte ...
), Häger's employer, has a near- monopoly on Swedish TV and radio, owning 12 television channels, all commercially financed, but none of the state-owned channels. Hungry for more power and a full monopoly, he plans to buy them soon, so he forms his own political party. All of Sweden has been captivated in the hands of Finåker, with the slogan ''Förströelse och lätt underhållning'' (''Amusement and Easy Entertainment''), in front of their TV sets. Through a grand gala evening on his TV channels, he intends to win the elections via a majority vote and become Prime Minister, promising easy entertainment for everyone in the future.
In an attempt to prevent this total monopoly, Egil, along with Clary Blomstedt ( Kerstin Granlund), an intellectual middle-aged teacher, and the incumbent government form a resistance group to end Finåker's plans to become Prime Minister by stopping him from gaining a majority in the elections.
Cast
Galenskaparna och After Shave:
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Peter Rangmar
Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (November 10, 1956 – May 25, 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Biography
Born in Annelund, Rangmar atte ...
- Sune Finåker
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Knut Agnred
''Knut'' Axel Lennart Agnred (born 29 February 1956 in Johannebergs församling in Gothenburg) is a Sweden, Swedish singer, actor, and comedian. He is known for being a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Life and career
Knut Agnred is t ...
- Egil Rosén
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Per Fritzell
Per Fritzell, (born 2 October 1955) is a Swedish comedian and actor and member of the Galenskaparna och After Shave comedic group.
Biography
He was born in Stockholm but grew up in Gothenburg. He studied at Chalmers University of Technology, ...
Jan Rippe
Jan Torbjörn Rippe (born 26 April 1955) is a Swedish actor, singer, and comedian. He is known as a member of the comedic groups Galenskaparna and After Shave. He also had a role in the comedy series '' Macken''.
Early life
Rippe was born in Ly ...
- Viggo Florin
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Claes Eriksson
Claes Ingvar Eriksson (born 27 July 1950) is a Swedish people, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter, Revue, revue artist, comedian, actor and composer.Lisa Alvgrim - Kulturministern (Minister of Culture)
* Monica Dominique - Dagmar Fröberg
* Olof Thunberg - Ernst Fröberg
* Dan Ekborg - Parkbänksmannen (The park bench man)
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Mats Bergman
Mats Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a Swedish actor.
He is the son of director Ingmar Bergman and Ellen Lundström, twin brother of actress Anna Bergman, and a half-brother of Swedish-Norwegian author Linn Ullmann.
Biography
Bergman graduated f ...
- Personalchefen (Chief of Staff)
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Jörgen Mörnbäck
Jörgen is a village in the municipality of Tieschen in the '' Bezirk'' of Südoststeiermark in the Federal State of Styria in Austria. Its population was 159 in 2016.
Jörgen is known for its fine white wines. Next to the more common white ...
- Professor Brio
* Jan Nygren - Viking Holm
* Olle Sarri - Chefsrekvisitören (Chief Requisitioner)
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Stefan Ljungqvist
Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Gothenburg, Ljungqvist began his career in the late 1960s as a member of the band Jokers and performing as a troubadour under the ...
Christina Stenius Christina may refer to:
People
* Christina (given name), shared by several people
* Christina (surname), shared by several people
Places
* Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States
* Christina, British Columbia, Canada
* Christ ...
- Mamma Palle (Mommy Palle)
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Ulf Dohlsten
Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf).
The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.
The fe ...
- Pappa Palle (Daddy Palle)
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Charlott Strandberg
Charlott Maria Strandberg (born 20 September 1962 in Täby, Sweden) is a Swedish revue-singer and actress. She belongs to the Strandberg family; she is granddaughter to Olle Strandberg and half-sister to Evabritt Strandberg.
Selected filmogra ...
- Programledare för Motsatserna (Program Manager for the Opposites)
* Mi Ridell - Bimbonyttuppläserskan (Bimbon surface reader)
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Håkan Johannesson
Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ''Hákon''. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" from ...
- Gordon
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Lars Åby Hermansen
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was born ...