The Smuggler King

The Smuggler King

107 mins | Crime, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 8, 1985

It's the early 20s, just after World War I. In Sweden, restrictions on alcohol are harder than most people like and so, smuggling is abundant. In this particular little town, smuggling is ruled by one man, who is the king of smugglers. The smugglers who work for him don't get to keep much of the profit themselves, but if they don't work for him, they get in trouble, which his henchmen make sure. However, Albert Jansson arrives in town and starts taking up the competition with the smuggler king. Meanwhile, the police, together the customs office, try to catch the smugglers.

The Smuggler King

107 mins | Crime, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 8, 1985

The Smuggler King
It's the early 20s, just after World War I. In Sweden, restrictions on alcohol are harder than most people like and so, smuggling is abundant. In this particular little town, smuggling is ruled by one man, who is the king of smugglers. The smugglers who work for him don't get to keep much of the profit themselves, but if they don't work for him, they get in trouble, which his henchmen make sure. However, Albert Jansson arrives in town and starts taking up the competition with the smuggler king. Meanwhile, the police, together the customs office, try to catch the smugglers.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers Nordisk Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, Svensk Filmindustri, Drakfilm Produktion, STC Finans, Filmhuset, Four Seasons Venture Capital
Original title Smugglarkungen
Directors Sune Lund-Sørensen
Writers Åke Cato, Jan Richter

Cast

Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson

as Albert Jansson

Björn Skifs

as Axel Winkel

Sanne Salomonsen

as Grethe

Ernst Günther

as Strauss

Nina Gunke

as Sickan

Kent Andersson

as Frans

Ulla Sallert

as fru kron

Per Grundén

as herr Kron

Pierre Lindstedt

as Edvard

Lena Dahlman

as Nilla

Gösta Wälivaara

as Bankkamrer

Christian Fiedler

as polismästare Lindqvist