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.
Acting
Lasse Åberg's deadpan everyman carries the whole shambolic platoon.
Writing
Military bureaucracy roasted with affectionate Swedish specificity.
Director
Lasse Åberg
Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson
Oskar Löfgren
Lasse Åberg
Helge Jonsson
Ted Åström
Börje Larsson
Lasse Haldenberg
Hans Öberg
Weiron Holmberg
Tore Tallroth
Lennart Skoogh
Jonas Gustafsson
Ingvar Andersson
Captain 'Beethoven'
Lars Amble
Chief Editor
Monica Dominique
Doris
Lottie Ejebrant
Doris' Friend
Örjan Ramberg
HQ radio operator
Malou Berg
Doris' Friend
Agneta Prytz
Helge's mother
Greta Zachrisson
Doris' Friend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sweden's mandatory military service created a whole genre of conscription comedies; this one's the gentlest.
Lasse Åberg was Sweden's biggest box office draw in the 70s—imagine if Chevy Chase made only vacation movies but people loved them more.
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