Beef and the Banana (Swedish: Biffen och Bananen) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom and Lillebil Kjellén.[1][2] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.
| Beef and the Banana | |
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| Directed by | Rolf Husberg |
| Written by | Gösta Stevens |
| Based on | Biffen och Bananen by Jan-Erik Garland |
| Produced by | Helge Hagerman |
| Starring | Åke Grönberg Åke Söderblom Lillebil Kjellén |
| Cinematography | Åke Dahlqvist Gunnar Fischer |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
| Music by | Jerry Högstedt |
Production company | Fribergs Filmbyrå |
| Distributed by | Fribergs Filmbyrå |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
It is an adaptation of the long-running comic strip of the same title by Jan-Erik Garland. It was followed by two sequels Blondie, Beef and the Banana (1952) and Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957), with the two leading actors reprising their roles.
Synopsis
editTwo men work with contrasting personalities work together in a bicycle factory. One is a meat-eater and the other a vegetation.
Cast
edit- Åke Grönberg as Biffen
- Åke Söderblom as Bananen
- Lillebil Kjellén as Kerstin Carve
- Lennart Lindberg as Stickan Berglund
- Håkan Westergren as Carlsson
- Gösta Prüzelius as Tage Wendel
- Maj Larsson as Ella Öhman
- Siv Larsson as Elsa Öhman
- Harriet Andersson as Girl
- Nils Hultgren as Teacher at Kalmar Slott
- Wiktor Andersson as Customer
- Yngve Lundh as Bicyclist
- Sven 'Svängis' Johansson as Bicyclist
- Nils 'Bagarn' Johansson as Bicyclist
- Rudolf E. Eklöw as Sports journalist
- Jan-Erik Garland as Sports journalist
- Raymond Maës as Swiss bicyclist
- K.G. Norlén a s Holm, supervisor
- Bertil Perrolf as Radio reporter
- Birgit Rogner as Maid
- Oscar Söderlund as Sports journalist
References
editBibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
- Segrave, Kerry & Martin, Linda. The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era--biographies, Criticism, Filmographies, Bibliographies. McFarland, 1990.
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