The Rooster (1981)
In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he has the power to relocate people to an easier line of work. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Director: Lasse Hallström
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Magnus Härenstam as Cederqvist |
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Allan Edwall as Thorsson |
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Pernilla August as Åsa Eriksson |
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Maria Johansson as Hjördis Nilsson |
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Åsa Bjerkerot as Gerda Skogsberg |
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Suzanne Ernrup as Ottilia |
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Ing-Marie Carlsson as Karin Petrén |
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Ellionor Bille as Barbro Karlsson |
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Ebba Malmström as Cecilia |
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Annika Christensen as Bodil |
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Annika Dopping as Magda Fors |
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Lill-Anna Andersson as Lisa |
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Anita Ekström as Anna |
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Lena Brogren as Old Lady |
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Lars Göran Carlsson as Disponent |
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Irma Erixon as Old lady |
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Weiron Holmberg as Karlsson |
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Roland Jansson as Holger |
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Lis Nilheim as Manager's wife |
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Lars-Erik Berenett as German |
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Gösta Engström as |
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Måns Westfelt as |
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Claes Ljungmark as |
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Tage Danielsson as |
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Margareta Pettersson as |
| Sound | Eddie Axberg | Sound |
| Sound | Göran Carmback | Sound |
| Sound | Lasse Ulander | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kjell Gustavsson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inger Pehrsson | Costume Design |
| Art | Tove Hellbom | Production Design |
| Art | Lasse Westfelt | Production Design |
| Editing | Lasse Hallström | Editor |
| Editing | Jan Persson | Editor |
| Writing | Ivar Lo-Johansson | Writer |
| Writing | Olle Hellbom | Writer |
| Writing | Lasse Hallström | Writer |
| Writing | Catti Edfeldt | Writer |
| Directing | Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Writing | Lars Lennart Forsberg | Writer |
| Production | Olle Hellbom | Producer |
| Production | Waldemar Bergendahl | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gunnar Svensson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Georg Riedel | Original Music Composer |