ABBA: The Movie
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| Directed by | Lasse Hallström |
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| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri Warner Bros. PolyGram Entertainment (UMG's Polydor Records) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Box office | SEK 5.3 million |
ABBA: The Movie is a 1977 mockumentary comedy-drama film about the 1977 Australian tour by the Swedish pop group ABBA. An international co-production between Sweden and Australia, the film was directed by Lasse Hallström, who previously helmed most of the band's videos. Its release coincided with ABBA: The Album, the group's fifth studio album, and features many songs from that album as well as many of their earlier hits, and one, "Get on the Carousel", unavailable anywhere else.
Theatrically released in December 1977 in Sweden and Australia, it made its way elsewhere in the world throughout 1978–79. The film was a box office success and received positive reviews from critics, while gaining an enthusiastic response from ABBA fans.