The Rooster

The Rooster

1981•1h 37m•5.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(24)

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.

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Production

SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Magnus Härenstam

Magnus Härenstam

Cederqvist

Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Thorsson

Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Åsa Eriksson

Maria Johansson

Maria Johansson

Hjördis Nilsson

Åsa Bjerkerot

Gerda Skogsberg

Suzanne Ernrup

Suzanne Ernrup

Ottilia

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Karin Petrén

Ellionor Bille

Barbro Karlsson

Ebba Malmström

Cecilia

Annika Christensen

Bodil

Annika Dopping

Magda Fors

Lill-Anna Andersson

Lisa

Anita Ekström

Anita Ekström

Anna

Lena Brogren

Lena Brogren

Old Lady

Lars Göran Carlsson

Disponent

Irma Erixon

Old lady

Weiron Holmberg

Weiron Holmberg

Karlsson

Roland Jansson

Roland Jansson

Holger

Lis Nilheim

Lis Nilheim

Manager's wife

Lars-Erik Berenett

Lars-Erik Berenett

German

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