The Apple War () is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle between nature on the one hand and commercialisation and industrialisation on the other set to exploit and ultimately destroy land and natural resources. The film can also be seen as an early criticism of globalisation as it depicts foreign, and large scale, capitalist investors and entrepreneurs as exploiters working side by side with domestic, small scale, capitalists. The songs in The Apple War are composed and written by Evert Taube, who also makes a cameo in the film as the old man who dances with Monica Zetterlund at the end party, and while there also recites a part of one of his most famous songs, "Calle Schewens vals", performed by the cast in the same scene at the end. Winner of three Guldbagge Awards, The Apple War is a popular cult film in Sweden, and referred to as a "Hasse & Tage" film due to the creators Tage Danielsson and Hasse Alfredson. Plot A Swiss businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans. Cast Per Grundén as Jean Volkswagner Gösta Ekman as Sten Wall Per Waldvik as Hans Nilsson Yvonne Lombard as Kerstin Gustafson Sten Kärrby as Tore Gustafson Monica Zetterlund as Anna Lindberg Håkan Serner as Eberhard Lindberg Hans Alfredson as Severin Lindberg Birgitta Andersson as Luft-Hanna Lindberg Anne-Marie Nyman as Agnes Lindberg Nils Ahlroth as Gustav Lindberg / jätte Nils Nittel as Bert Lindberg Mariette Fransson as Janet Lindberg / skogsrå Martin Ljung as Åke Lindberg Max von Sydow as Roy Lindberg Tage Danielsson as Bernhard Lindberg Sture Ericson as Larsson i Tofta Ingvar Ottoson as Werner Affeman Gus Dahlström as Film director Tomas Alfredson as Count Karl Erik Flens as Valfrid Paulsson Songs by Evert Taube used in the soundtrack In order: "Änglamark" (instrumental; at the beginning of the film) "Mirrabooka marsch" (instrumental) "Solig morgon" (instrumental) "Sjösala vals" (hummed by a woman off camera) "Calle Lång dansar portugis" (instrumental) "Diktaren och Tiden" (instrumental) "Julius och Mariella" (instrumental) "Byssan lull" (instrumental) "Möte i monsunen" (instrumental) "Stockholmsmelodi",