Blackjack (1990 film)

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Blackjack
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Directed by Colin Nutley
Screenplay by Colin Nutley
Johanna Hald
Produced by Waldemar Bergendahl
Starring Helena Bergström
Jan Mybrand
Johannes Brost
Reine Brynolfsson
Carl Kjellgren
Ing-Marie Carlsson
Music by Bert Månson
Production
company
Release date
  • 7 October 1990 (1990-10-07)(Sweden)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySweden
Language Swedish

Blackjack is a Swedish drama comedy film directed by Colin Nutley which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 October 1990. [1]

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Plot

The film is set in a dansband environment in Hedesunda and around Gävle during the Christmas and holiday season.

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References

  1. "Blackjack" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 1990. Retrieved 30 January 2015.