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Basic facts

Original title Convoy
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1978-09-11

Cast

Kris Kristofferson
Martin Penwald, "Rubber Duck"

Ali MacGraw
Melissa

Ernest Borgnine
"Dirty" Lyle Wallace

Burt Young
Bobby, "Pig Pen"

Madge Sinclair
"Widow Woman"

Franklyn Ajaye
"Spider Mike"

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Kris Kristofferson Martin Penwald, "Rubber Duck"
Ali MacGraw Melissa
Ernest Borgnine "Dirty" Lyle Wallace
Burt Young Bobby, "Pig Pen"
Madge Sinclair "Widow Woman"
Franklyn Ajaye "Spider Mike"
Brian Davies Chuck Arnold
Seymour Cassel guvernör Gerry Haskins
Cassie Yates Violet
Walter Kelley federal agent Hamilton
J.D. Kane "Big Nasty"
Billy E. Hughes "Pack Rat"
Whitey Hughes "White Rat"
Bill Coontz (as Bill Foster) "Old Iguana"
Thomas Huff "Lizard Tongue"
Larry Spaulding "Bald Eagle"
Randy Brady "Sneaky Snake"
Allen R. Keller Rosewell
James H. Burk Frick
Robert Orrison Bob Bookman
Tom Bush Stacey Love
William C. Jones jr. Fish
Jorge Russek magre Alvarez
Tom Runyon Runyon
Vera Zenovich Thelma
Patricia Martinez Maria
Donnie Fritts (as Donald R. Fritts) kyrkoherde Sloane
Bobbie Barnes
Turner Stephen Bruton
Sammy Lee Creason
Cleveland Dupin
Gerald McGee
Terry Paul
Michael Utley
Wayne D. Wilkinson Jesusfolket
Charles Benton Deke Thornton
George Coleman "Septic Sam"
Greg Van Dyke "Silver Streak"
Edward Blatchford Roger
Paula Baldwin Samantha
Herb Robins mekanikern Bob
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. glassförsäljaren
James R. Moore mc-polisen
Spec O'Donnell "18-Wheel Eddie"
Don Levy senator Myers
James Edgcomb (as Jim Edgcomb) Doug, pressman
John R. Gill Jack, garagevakten
Daniel D. Halleck Bart
Stacy Newton Bubba
Sabra Wilson Madge
Pepi Lenzi man i nyhetslaget på lastbilen
John Bryson texasguvernören
Sam Peckinpah man i nyhetslaget på lastbilen

Companies

Production Company EMI Films/United Artists
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Minerva Film AB
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2015

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 119239
Date 1978-07-20
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3035 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title Convoy (Song)
Composer C.W. McCall


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1978-09-11 Royal Gothenburg Sweden 111 min
1978-09-11 Sandrew1 Helsingborg,Malmö Sweden 111 min
Release in Stockholm 1978-09-18 Sandrew Stockholm Sweden 111 min
1978-09-18 Victoria Stockholm Sweden 111 min
TV showing 1996-02-03 Femman Sweden
1997-06-21 Kanal 5 Sweden
2001-07-10 Kanal 5 Sweden
2002-02-23 Kanal 5 Sweden
2002-02-28 Kanal 5 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2003-02-08
2003-02-16
DVD release 2015-04-13 Sweden (blu-ray)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2986


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Slides 4
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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