Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! (Man sku' være noget ved musikken) 51 years old

This is a film about the stuff dreams are made of, yet, there is nothing elevated in this concept, on the contrary. The characters around the bar Strudsen (the ostrich) are doing what ostriches do, hiding themselves from the threats of life and keeping their dreams to themselves. Scriptwriter Benny Andersen being a poet is rendering a loving portrait of a number of persons, who fail to try to make their dreams come true, possibly not being sufficiently dissatisfied with their life after all. The manager would like a bar of his own but dare not admit to it, the butcher would like to be an opera singer, the window cleaner (sorry, window polisher) is secretly in love with the bar lady, but dare not show it and the pianist willingly listens to all the different dreams being presented to him. This film was the best accomplished movie from Henning Carlsen since his debut with 'Sult'.

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Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! Cast

Name Character
Otto Brandenburg was 38, 72 years old when died as Lasse
Jesper Langberg He was 31, 78 years old when he died as Svend
Karl Stegger He was 59, 67 years old when he died as Søren
Birgitte Price She was 38, 63 years old when she died as Sven
Ingolf David He was 45, 70 years old when he died as Ib

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! Crew

Name Department
Benny Andersen as Writer. He was 42 (88) years old when He died Writing
Henning Carlsen as Director. He was 45 (now 96) years old Directing
Henning Carlsen as Writer. He was 45 (now 96) years old Writing
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! poster
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! (51 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 12, 1972
  • Runtime: 93 minutes