Fimpen

{{short description|Swedish film}} {{citations missing|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Fimpen | image = Fimpen.jpg | caption = | director = Bo Widerberg | producer = Bo Widerberg | writer = Bo Widerberg | narrator = | starring = | music = | cinematography = John Olsson | editing = Bo Widerberg | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1974|02|16|df=yes}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = Sweden | language = Swedish | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Fimpen''''' (lit. "the cigarette butt", UK ''Stubby'', international ''The Butt'') is a 1974 Swedish family film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fimpen |url=https://www.filminstitutet.se/sv/fa-kunskap-om-film/ta-del-av-filmsamlingarna/filmer/fimpen/ |website=Svenska Filminstitutet |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fimpen |url=https://www.buff.se/en/filmer/fimpen/ |website=Buff |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref>

==Plot== Six-year-old Johan, nicknamed "Fimpen", is an extraordinarily talented football player. He is discovered and recruited to Hammarby IF and the Sweden men's national team. Performing in the 1974 World Cup qualification, he is promoted to idol status but finds it difficult to keep up in school.

==Cast== *Johan Bergman as Johan 'Fimpen' Bergman *Monica Zetterlund as Teacher *Magnus Härenstam as Mackan *Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Club Official *Carl Billquist as Principal *Stig Ossian Ericson as Cab Driver

Football players appearing as themselves: Claes Cronqvist, Ralf Edström, Ove Grahn, Georg Ericson, Ronnie Hellström, Kent Karlsson, Ove Kindvall, Krister Kristensson, Bosse Larsson, Benno Magnusson, Roger Magnusson, Björn Nordqvist, Kenneth Ohlsson, Janne Olsson, Örjan Persson, Roland Sandberg, Tom Turesson and Mats Werner.

TV and radio sports commentators appearing as themselves: Bengt Bedrup, Ulf Elfving, Bengt Grive, Arne Hegerfors, Bo Holmström, Lennart Hyland and Sven Lindahl.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0071498}} *{{Sfdb title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fimpen}} Category:1974 films Category:Films directed by Bo Widerberg Category:Swedish association football films Category:1970s Swedish-language films Category:1970s sports films Category:1974 Swedish films