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The Call-up (1979)

Original title: Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män

1979-02-23 · 1h 25m · SV
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It's time for Jonsson to return to his old regiment to rehearse what he learned during conscription a few years ago. He meets his old friends, platoon leader Larsson and the music loving captain 'Beethoven'. Jonsson and his comrades doesn't take it very serious - but they have a jolly good time. A female journalist follows the exercise to write an article, and gets interested in him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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Peter HaldDirectorBo JönssonWriterLasse ÅbergDirector, WriterLars MolinWriter
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$7.5M

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Janne 'Loffe' CarlssonJanne 'Loffe' CarlssonOskar LöfgrenLasse ÅbergLasse ÅbergHelge JonssonTed ÅströmTed ÅströmBörje LarssonLasse HaldenbergLasse HaldenbergHans ÖbergWeiron HolmbergWeiron HolmbergTore TallrothLennart SkooghLennart SkooghJonas GustafssonIngvar AnderssonIngvar AnderssonCaptain 'Beethoven'Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-LawtonLena-Maria Gårdenäs-LawtonBeaLars AmbleLars AmbleChief EditorMonica DominiqueMonica DominiqueDorisLottie EjebrantLottie EjebrantDoris' FriendÖrjan RambergÖrjan RambergHQ radio operator

Keywords

ReunionPlatoonMilitary serviceConscriptsSwedish armySignal corps

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityReunion · Platoon · Military ServiceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference429046 · 325236Actor preference403915 · 424641 · 321588

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It's time for Jonsson to return to his old regiment to rehearse what he learned during conscription a few years ago. He meets his old friends, platoon leader Larsson and the music loving captain 'Beethoven'. Jonsson and his comrades doesn't take it very serious - but they have a jolly good time. A female journalist follows the exercise to write an article, and gets interested in him. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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The Call-up has a runtime of 85 minutes.

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