Movie: "ABBA: The Movie"
| Release Date: | Dec 1977 |
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| Genre: | Music |
| Runtime: | 95 min. |
| Cast: | Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Anni-Frid) Benny Andersson (Benny) Björn Ulvaeus (Björn) Agnetha Fältskog (Agnetha) Robert Hughes (Ashley Wallace, the disc Jockey) Tom Oliver (Bodyguard / Bartender / Taxi Driver) Bruce Barry (Radio Station Manager) Stig Anderson (ABBA Manager) Calvin Cross (Featured Fan) Ivar Dahlbom (Featured Fan) Harry Lawrence (Featured Fan) Michael Mansson (Hotel receptionist (as Michael Manson)) Sandy Mansson (Girl in box office (as Sandy Manson)) Ray Marshall (Featured Fan) Frances Matthews (Featured Fan) Thomas Minor (Featured Fan) Åke Olsson (Featured Fan) Karlene Rogerson (Featured Fan) Lena Andersson (Vocal backing group) Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-Lawton (Vocal backing group) Maritza Horn (Vocal backing group) Ulf Andersson (Musician) Ola Brunkert (Musician) Lars Carlsson (Musician) Anders Eljas (Musician) Wojciech Ernest (Musician) Malando Gassama (Musician) Rutger Gunnarsson (Musician) Finn Sjöberg (Musician) Lars Wellander (Musician) Abba (Themselves) Wes Denbaum (Stage Crew (voice only) (uncredited)) David Etherton (News Cameraman (uncredited)) Richard Norton (Himself (bodyguard and fitness...) |
Storyline: Movie detailing ABBA's mega-successful tour of Australia during mid-1977. While it mostly contains back-stage footage and as well as ABBA's famous songs such as "Dancing Queen", "Tiger", "Name Of The Game" and "Eagle" among others sung filmed during their concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, it has the sub-plot of young country and western radio disc-jockey, Ashley, whose boss orders him to have a deep interview with ABBA and the problems he has trying to reach them as he forgets his press pass and ABBA's main bodyguard, (Tom Oliver) is determined to stop him...
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