''Raskenstam'' is a 1983 Swedish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Gunnar Hellström Gunnar Hellström (6 December 1928 – 28 November 2001) was a cinema of Sweden, Swedish actor and Film director, director. Partial filmography * ''While the City Sleeps (1950 film), While the City Sleeps'' (1950) - Young Man in Restaurant * ...

. The film is based on the life of serial womanizer Gustaf Raskenstam (Anders Gustaf Eriksson), 1901-1969, who seduced more than 130 women for financial gain in the 1930s and 1940s and was sentenced to prison twice for fraud and theft. The script was written by Birgitta Stenberg, who subsequently re-worked it into a novel with the same title. The film was criticised by some contemporary reviewers for showing events from Raskenstam's perspective and not empathising with his victims.

Cast

as Gustaf Raskenstam *

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...

as Lisa Mattsson * Lena Nyman as Malla af Tidaholm *

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her ...

as Cecilia Andersson * Thomas Hellberg as Karl-Erik Almkvist *

Inga Gill Inga Gill (2 May 1925 – 18 October 2000) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Stockholm and died there in 2000, aged 75, following a thrombosis. Selected filmography * '' Affairs of a Model'' (1946) - Waitress at Gyldene Tunnan (uncre ...

as Anna-Greta Kjellgren *

Yvonne Lombard Yvonne Lombard (born 28 May 1929) is a Swedish actress. Born in Stockholm, Lombard studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") there, where she trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin. She has perfo ...

as Märta Olin * Lis Nilheim as Agnes Bengtsson *

Birgitta Andersson Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group aroun ...

as Maja Jansson

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* 1983 films 1983 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1980s Swedish-language films 1980s Swedish films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub