The Cake General is a warm and funny, but also a bit sad story based on true events. In the mid-80s, Jan Guillou proclaims Köping to be Sweden's most boring town. While the countryside is stunned and the whole country laughs, the somewhat drunk handyman Hasse P (Mikael Persbrandt) decides to disprove the Stockholmsjævlene. His idea is as far-fetched as it may be brilliant. He intends to make the world's longest "smörgåstårta" and thus get Köping (and himself) into the Guinness Book of Records. But the road to the record will not be as easy as he had thought.

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The Cake General (2018)

Comedy · 1h 41m · 3/7/2018

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"Set in 1984, Hans Pettersson decides to create the largest sandwich cake ever made in order to put his home town, Köping, on the map."

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The Cake General is a warm and funny, but also a bit sad story based on true events. In the mid-80s, Jan Guillou proclaims Köping to be Sweden's most boring town. While the countryside is stunned and the whole country laughs, the somewhat drunk handyman Hasse P (Mikael Persbrandt) decides to disprove the Stockholmsjævlene. His idea is as far-fetched as it may be brilliant. He intends to make the world's longest "smörgåstårta" and thus get Köping (and himself) into the Guinness Book of Records. But the road to the record will not be as easy as he had thought.

Status

Released

Language

Swedish

Country

Sweden

Production Companies

Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, Nexiko
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Cast
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Tommy Andersson

Reporter
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Nina Pusaver

Okänd kvinna (3)
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Trisica Hansen

Okänd kvinna (4)
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Elina Du Rietz

Agnetha Berg
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Monica Nielsen

Dam på bageriet (1)
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Tobias Eriksson

Skådespelare på Hasse P:s-show (1)
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Jan Carlzon

Self
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Kikki Magnusson

Tina Frennstedt
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Sara Breznik

Linda Hammar
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Gunnar Strang Forsberg

Bruno Kaminski
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Sanna Lundell

Gäst på bröllopet
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Susanne Sundling

Self
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Åsa Lundqvist

Okänd kvinna (2)
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Anders Spjut

Bilmekaniker
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Felix Eriksson

Vän till Mange
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Gunilla Söderholm

Frances Nye
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Angéla Smideby

Marianne Höglund
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Gustav Bergqvist

Gustav
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Helena Bergström

Dyr-Gunilla
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Ulrica Sandell

Tiina Hammar
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Andreas Trygg

Andreas Trygg
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Tobias Molander

Skådespelare på Hasse P:s-show (2)
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Albin Trygg

Pojke med fotboll
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Daniel Lundberg

Thommy Scott
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Agnes Lindström Bolmgren

Åsa Sjöman
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Ivar Sjöman

Self
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Tomas von Brömssen

Ivar Sjöman
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Edit Svanström

Flicka på cykel
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Cynthia Akinyi

Bibliotekarie (2)
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Monica Johansson

Dam på bageriet (2)
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Charlotta Beigren

Bibliotekarie (1)
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Dennis Holmstedt

Mange Produn
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Dan Törnberg

Fotbollstränare
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Viktor Thebo

Polis (2)
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Hasse Pettersson

Self
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Jesper Barkselius

Birger Sjöberg
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Martin Hellborgsson

Rickard Lütsche
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Maya Rudin

Okänd kvinna (1)
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Markus Krunegård

Finsk man från Eskilstuna
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Tomas Nestor

Pappa i simhallen
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Cissi Lilja

Aja
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Kenny Nilsson

Kenny
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Timothy Earle

Ian Richards
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Linda Bengtsson

En kvinna på Helikopterplatsen
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Lennye Osbeck

Lennye Osbeck
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Björn Forsberg

Bröllopsfotograf
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Voitto Linna

Valle med käppen
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Margareta Björklind

Patient (2)
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Helena Norén

Alkoholiserad kvinna (1)
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Peter Forsman

Self
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Per Hamberg

Polis (1)
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Lars Hammar

Self
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Mikael Persbrandt

Hasse P
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Anna Gladh

Monica Pyrkner
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Jonas Lundqvist

Andy Mankelius
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Ben Lundqvist

Lilla Filip Hammar
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Linda Strang

Sonja Kaminski
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Zjivota Popovic

Alkoholiserad man (1)
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Jens Ohlin

Lars Hammar
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Stig Nyman

Patient (3)
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Joel Wallón

Pelle Sjöman
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Jan Mybrand

Helikopterpilot
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Peter Apelgren

Disco-Peter
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Dee Ayuba

Jerry Baskerville
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Lena Peterson

Mamma i simhallen
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Cecilia Frode

Ulrika Lütsche
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Jenny Johansson

Servitris
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Thomas Ljungqvist

Self
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Micke Svensson

Stockholmaren
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Inga-Lill Persbrandt

Köpinginvånare
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Nichlas Niemistö

Alkoholiserad man (2)
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Pelle Sjöman

Self
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Filip Hammar

Self
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Carina Eriksson

Alkoholiserad kvinna (2)
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Billy Tang

Kinakrögaren
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Iva-Lis Lundmark

Patient (1)
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Fredrik Östman

Man till Marianne Höglund
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Anki Larsson

Ingrid
Crew
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Filip Hammar

Director
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Fredrik Wikingsson

Director
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Filip Hammar

Writer
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Fredrik Wikingsson

Writer
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