The Apple War
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| Äppelkriget | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Tage Danielsson |
| Starring | Gösta Ekman Hans Alfredsson Tage Danielsson Monica Zetterlund Max von Sydow |
| Music by | Evert Taube |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| IMDb profile | |
Äppelkriget (English title: The Apple War) is a Swedish comedy-drama film from 1971 directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow.
The Apple War is a popular cult film in Sweden, and referred to as a "Hasseåtage"-film, due to the creators Tage Danielsson and Hasse Alfredson.
[edit] Story
The political theme of the film is the battle between nature and industrialization, and the exploitation of land and natural resources. A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for his new project "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland); a gigantic amusement park. The locals think not and revolt. But they are not the only ones revolting... Mother Nature is quite put off too..!
Many of songs in The Apple War were composed and written by Evert Taube, who also makes a cameo in the film; the old man that dances with Monica Zetterlund at the end party (and while there also recites a part of his most famous song Calle Schewens vals, performed by the cast in the same scene at the end).
[edit] Songs by Evert Taube used in the soundtrack
In order:
- Änglamark (intrumental; at the beginning of the film)
- Mirrabooka marsch (instrumental)
- Solig morgon (instrumental)
- Sjösalavals (hummed by a woman out of camera)
- Calle Lång dansar portugis (instrumental)
- Diktaren och Tiden (instrumental)
- Julius och Mariella (instrumental)
- Byssan lull (instrumental)
- Möte i monsunen (instrumental)
- Stockholmsmelodi, performed by Evert Taube (recited)
- Pierina eller Blå anemonerna, performed by Thord Carlsson, Folke Eng, Lars Malgefors, Håkan Norlen and Lillemor Lysell
- Fritiof Anderssons paradmarsch (instrumental)
- Bal på Skeppsholmen (instrumental)
- Min älskling (du är som en ros) (instrumental)
- Nocturne (instrumental)
- Calle Schewens vals, performed by Martin Ljung, Max von Sydow, Birgitta Andersson, Monica Zetterlund, Hans Alfredson and Evert Taube (at the out door wedding/summer party/picnic)
- Änglamark, performed by Sven-Bertil Taube (at the end credits)
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