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Wikipedia article




'Fimpen' (lit. "the cigarette butt", UK 'Stubby', international 'The Butt') is a 1974 Swedish family film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman.

Plot



Six-year-old Johan, nicknamed "Fimpen", is an extraordinarily talented football player. He is discovered and recruited to Hammarby IF and the Swedish national team. Performing in the 1974 World Cup qualification, he is promoted to idol status but finds it difficult to keep up in school.

Cast



*Johan Bergman as Johan 'Fimpen' Bergman

*Monica Zetterlund as Teacher

*Magnus Hrenstam as Mackan

*Ernst-Hugo Jregrd as Club Official

*Carl Billquist as Principal

*Stig Ossian Ericson as Cab Driver

Football players appearing as themselves: Claes Cronqvist, Ralf Edstrm, Ove Grahn, Georg Ericson, Ronnie Hellstrm, Kent Karlsson, Ove Kindvall, Krister Kristensson, Bosse Larsson, Benno Magnusson, Roger Magnusson, Bjrn Nordqvist, Kenneth Ohlsson, Janne Olsson, rjan Persson, Roland Sandberg, Tom Turesson and Mats Werner.

TV and radio sports commentators appearing as themselves: Bengt Bedrup, Ulf Elfving, Bengt Grive, Arne Hegerfors, Bo Holmstrm, Lennart Hyland and Sven Lindahl.

References




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