Who Pulled the Plug?(1981)
To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against their major competitor and they both have to resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Movie: Who Pulled the Plug?
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Lena Andersson
Janne Andersson
Sigurd
Rut
Rune
Björn H:son Larsson
Peter Black
Ole
Ulf Svensson
Gustav
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To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against their major competitor and they both have to resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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1981-12-18
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