The Apple War

The Apple War
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tage Danielsson
Written by	Hans Alfredson Tage Danielsson
Starring	Gösta Ekman Hans Alfredsson Tage Danielsson Monica Zetterlund Max von Sydow
Cinematography	Lars Svanberg
Edited by	Wic Kjellin Thomas Holéwa
Music by	Evert Taube
Distributed by	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	18 December 1971 (1971-12-18)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Box office	SEK 9.8 million (Sweden)[1]

The Apple War (Swedish: Äppelkriget) 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.