Grease (1978)

USA
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Basic facts

Original title Grease
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1978-09-25

Cast

John Travolta
Danny Zuko

Olivia Newton-John
Sandy Olsen

Stockard Channing
Rizzo

Eve Arden
rektor McGee

Frankie Avalon
Teenangel

Joan Blondell
Vi

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Titles

Original title
  • Grease
Swedish release title
  • Grease
Title for Swedish Video release
  • Grease

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Choreography
Art Director
Film Editor
Adaptation
Costume Designer

Cast

John Travolta Danny Zuko
Olivia Newton-John Sandy Olsen
Stockard Channing Rizzo
Eve Arden rektor McGee
Frankie Avalon Teenangel
Joan Blondell Vi
Edd Byrnes Vince Fontaine
Sid Caesar tränare Calhoun
Alice Ghostley Mrs Murdock
Dody Goodman Blanche
Sha-na-na Johnny Casino and the Gamblers
Jeff Conway Kenickie
Barry Pearl Doody
Michael Tucci Sonny
Kelly Ward Putzie
Didi Conn Frenchie
Jamie Donnelly Jan
Dinah Manoff Marty
Susan Buckner Patty Simcox
Lorenzo Lamas Tom Chisum
Fannie Flagg Wilkins, sköterska
Dick Patterson Mr Rudie
Eddie Deezen Eugene
Darrell Zwerling Mr Lynch
Ellen Travolta servitrisen
Annette Charles Cha Cha
Dennis C. Stewart Leo
Michael Biehn Jock, basketbollspelaren
Barbie Alison dansare
Helena Andreyko dansare
Jennifer Buchanan dansare
Carol Culver dansare
Cindy DeVore dansare
Deborah Fishman dansare
Antonia Franceschi dansare
Sandra Gray dansare
Mimi Lieber dansare
Judy Susman dansare
Dennis Daniels dansare
Larry Dusich dansare
John Robert Garrett dansare
Daniel Levans dansare
Sean Moran dansare
Gregory Joseph Rosatti (as Greg Rosatti) dansare
Andy Roth dansare
Lou Spadaccini dansare
Andy Tennant dansare
Richard Weisman dansare

Companies

Production Company Paramount Pictures Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Cinema International Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Cinema International Corporation (Scandinavia) AB 1998
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Cinema International Corporation (Scandinavia) AB 1998
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2002
Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2009

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 119298
Date 1978-08-14
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 3035 meters


Censorship number 119298
Date 1978-08
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 3794 meters


Technical specifications

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


Original work

Original title Grease: a New Rock n' Roll Musical (Musical)
Composer Jim Jacobs (1972)
Warren Casey (1972)
Lyrics Jim Jacobs (1972)
Warren Casey (1972)


Production location

Marshall High School Los Angeles USA
Venice High School Los Angeles USA
Virgil jr. High School Los Angeles USA
Huntington Park California USA

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1978-09-25 Prisma Gothenburg Sweden 111 min
1978-09-25 Palladium Malmö Sweden 111 min
1978-09-25 Skandia Norrköping Sweden 111 min
1978-09-25 Sergel,Draken Stockholm Sweden 111 min
1978-09-25 Saga Umeå Sweden 111 min
1978-09-25 Palladium Växjö Sweden 111 min
TV showing 1986-01-02 Kanal 1 Sweden 106 min
1997-02-15 Kanal 5 Sweden 106 min
Video release 1998-08 Sweden 107 min (nypremiär)
TV showing 1999-05-08 Kanal 5 Sweden 106 min
1999-12-18 TV1 Sweden 106 min
2002-06-07 Kanal 5 Sweden 106 min
2002-08-08 Kanal 5 Sweden 106 min
DVD release 2002-09-18 Sweden
2009-05-13 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2013-01-10
TV showing 2018-03-30 TV4 Sweden
2018-07-15 Sjuan Sweden
2018-08-24 TV4 Sweden
2018-09-08 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-09-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-09-14 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-12-15 TV4 Sweden
2019-02-01 Sjuan Sweden
2019-04-19 TV4 Sweden
2019-12-27 TV4 Sweden
2020-06-26 Sjuan Sweden
2021-01-03 TV4 Sweden
2021-04-23 Sjuan Sweden
2021-11-13 Sjuan Sweden
2022-01-23 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-01-24 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-01-26 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-01-27 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-02-24 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-02-25 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-04-11 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-05-27 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-07-11 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-07-12 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-08-13 TV3 Sweden
2022-08-13 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-08-14 TV3 Sweden
2022-09-13 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-10-10 V Film Family Sweden
2022-10-11 V Film Family Sweden
2022-10-23 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-10-24 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-11-03 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-11-04 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2023-01-02 TV8 Sweden 110 min
2023-01-08 TV8 Sweden 110 min
2023-02-09 V Film Hits Sweden 110 min
2023-04-14 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-04-15 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-04-26 V Film Family Sweden
2023-04-27 V Film Family Sweden
2023-05-13 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-05-14 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-05-15 TV8 Sweden
2023-05-21 TV8 Sweden
2023-10-08 V Film Family Sweden
2023-10-09 V Film Family Sweden
2023-10-15 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-10-16 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-11-04 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-11-05 V Film Hits Sweden
2023-11-11 V Film Family Sweden
2023-11-12 V Film Family Sweden
2023-12-25 TV3 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Grease
Composer Barry Gibb (1978)
Lyrics Barry Gibb (1978)
Singer Frankie Valli


Original title You're the One That I Want
Composer John Farrar (1978)
Lyrics John Farrar (1978)
Performed by John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John


Original title Hopelessly Devoted to You
Composer John Farrar (1978)
Lyrics John Farrar (1978)
Performed by John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John


Original title Sandy
Composer Scott J. Simon (1978)
Lyrics Louise St Louise (1978)
Performed by John Travolta


Related films

Precious Images (1986) Grease (1978)

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
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3025


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 3
Slides SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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