Miss and Mrs Sweden

Dec 21, 1969

1h 34m

★ 6.0

Overview

To increase sales of the magazine Veckohatten, the management decides to invest heavily in the beauty contest Miss Sweden. A communist cell is planning to sabotage the competition, because it is sexist.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Europa Film

Miss and Mrs Sweden Trailers

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Cast

Leif Mix

Jarl Kulle

Rulle Binn

Sven Lindberg

Rose Persson-Silvergrå

Gunn Wållgren

Eivor

Meg Westergren

Jonne

Per Oscarsson

Sylvia Appelsten

Margareta Sjödin

Countess

Gaby Stenberg

Jury Member

Stig Grybe

Jury Member

Lennart Swahn

Daniel Persson-Silvergrå

John Harryson

Anette Persson-Silvergrå

Wivian Öiangen

Lufsen

Eric Hammar

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