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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.

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Fimpen
Directed by	Bo Widerberg
Written by	Bo Widerberg
Produced by	Bo Widerberg
Cinematography	John Olsson
Edited by	Bo Widerberg
Release date	16 February 1974
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

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 Härenstam as Mackan
• Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Club Official
• Carl Billquist as Principal
• Stig Ossian Ericson as Cab Driver

Football players appearing as themselves: Claes Cronqvist, Ralf Edström, Ove Grahn, Georg Ericson, Ronnie Hellström, Kent Karlsson, Ove Kindvall, Krister Kristensson, Bosse Larsson, Benno Magnusson, Roger Magnusson, Björn Nordqvist, Kenneth Ohlsson, Janne Olsson, Örjan 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 Holmström, Lennart Hyland and Sven Lindahl.

References

External links

• Fimpen at IMDb
• Fimpen at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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