Beef and the Banana
| 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 |
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.
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[edit]
Two 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[edit]
Bibliography[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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