The Girls

The Girls

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1968

A theater company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in which the Athenian women revolt to force the men to suspend the war and make peace. The three leading female actresses, Liz, Marianne and Gunilla, all live in humiliating circumstances to their men.

The Girls

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1968

The Girls
A theater company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in which the Athenian women revolt to force the men to suspend the war and make peace. The three leading female actresses, Liz, Marianne and Gunilla, all live in humiliating circumstances to their men.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Sandrews
Original title Flickorna
Directors Brita Werkmäster, Marianne Johnson, Mai Zetterling
Writers David Hughes, Mai Zetterling

Cast

Bibi Andersson

as Liz / Lysistrata

Harriet Andersson

as Marianne / Myrrhine

Gunnel Lindblom

as Gunilla / Kalonike

Erland Josephson

as Carl, Mann von Liz

Frank Sundström

as Marianne's lover

Åke Lindström

as Bengt

Stig Engström

as Thommy

Margreth Weivers

as Tourist Manager's Wife

Leif Liljeroth

as Tourist Manager Kiruna

Ulf Palme

as Director

Ingvar Kjellson

as Olle

Signe Enwall

as Choir Member

Bellan Roos

as Choir Member

Chris Wahlström

as Choir Member

Brita Öberg

as Choir Member

Manne Grünberger

as Choir Member

Per Grevér

as TV Reporter

Bertil Norström

as Restaurant Guest

Gunnel Sporr

as Erika

Karin Miller

as Prompter

Monique Ernstdotter

as Young Girl

Gunilla Dahlman

as The Attractive Woman

Eva Högberg

as Sparta (uncredited)

Henrik Schildt

as Choir Member (uncredited)