Plot
A theater company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in which the Athenian women revolt to force the men to suspend the war and make peace. The three leading female actresses, Liz, Marianne and Gunilla, all live in humiliating circumstances to their men.
Trailer
Cast
Bibi Andersson
Liz / Lysistrata
Harriet Andersson
Marianne / Myrrhine
Gunnel Lindblom
Gunilla / Kalonike
Gunnar Björnstrand
Hugo
Erland Josephson
Carl, Mann von Liz
Frank Sundström
Marianne's lover
Åke Lindström
Bengt
Stig Engström
Thommy
Margreth Weivers
Tourist Manager's Wife
Leif Liljeroth
Tourist Manager Kiruna
Ulf Palme
Director
Ingvar Kjellson
Olle
Signe Enwall
Choir Member
Bellan Roos
Choir Member
Chris Wahlström
Choir Member
Brita Öberg
Choir Member
Manne Grünberger
Choir Member
Per Grevér
TV Reporter
Bertil Norström
Restaurant Guest
Gunnel Sporr
Erika
Karin Miller
Prompter
Monique Ernstdotter
Young Girl
Gunilla Dahlman
The Attractive Woman
Eva Högberg
Sparta (uncredited)
Henrik Schildt
Choir Member (uncredited)
Monica Andersson
Elsa Hofgren
Margita Nyström
Kai Reiners
Oskar Rangner
Bo Holmström
Kid Severin
Anders Isaksson
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)