Monopol

Nov 29, 1996

1h 46m

★ 5.3

A cinematic play for anybody who's a couple of years and older.

Overview

Egil (Knut Agnred) is just an ordinary painter. But one day, when he's about to paint a fence, incredible stuff starts to happen!

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Kulturtuben

SF Studios

Monopol Trailers

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Cast

Sune Finåker

Peter Rangmar

Egil Rosén

Knut Agnred

Clairy Blomstedt

Kerstin Granlund

Glenn Sievertsson

Anders Eriksson

Hacke Häger

Per Fritzell

Viggo Florin

Jan Rippe

Tobakshandlare Örn / Dansbandssångare

Claes Eriksson

Kulturministern

Lisa Alvgrim

Dagmar Fröberg

Monica Dominique

Ernst Fröberg

Olof Thunberg

Parkbänksmannen

Dan Ekborg

Personalchefen

Mats Bergman

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