The Apple War

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Äppelkriget
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Tage Danielsson
Starring	Gösta Ekman Hans Alfredsson Tage Danielsson Monica Zetterlund Max von Sydow
Music by	Evert Taube
Distributed by	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date(s)	1971
Country	Sweden
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Äppelkriget (English title: The Apple War) is a Swedish award-winning comedy-drama film from 1971 directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow.

Winner of three Swedish Film Institute Guldbagges ("Golden Beetle"), 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.

1 Story
- 1.1 Songs by Evert Taube used in the soundtrack
2 Awards
3 External links

[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 a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.

The 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 (and also with his wife Astri) 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" (instrumental; at the beginning of the film)
"Mirrabooka marsch" (instrumental)
"Solig morgon" (instrumental)
"Sjösalavals" (hummed by a woman off 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)