She traded martinis for the cockpit — Sweden's most glamorous rebellion.
Acting
Alice Babs brings legit jazz-star charisma to the cockpit.
Production
Authentic 1940s Swedish aviation footage rarely seen on screen.
Director
Ivar Johansson
Alice Babs
Marianne Hedvall
Lasse Dahlquist
Erik Stenström
Sten Lindgren
Tor Hedvall
Stina Ståhle
Ester Lindeborg
Curt Masreliez
Gunnar Gyllencrona
Margareta Fahlén
Maj-Britt
Kaj Hjelm
Olle Svensson
Margaretha Bergström
Gullan Bring
Rune Halvarsson
Fingal Svensson
Harriett Philipson
Cecilia Käck
Åke Hylén
Olle Fryklöf
Julia Cæsar
Hulda
Carl Hagman
Major
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alice Babs was Sweden's biggest jazz export before this film, making her casting a deliberate pop-culture collision.
Director Ivar Johansson shot real Swedish Air Force training sequences, which propaganda officials later tried to requisition for recruitment reels.
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