The man in the car at the beginning of the movie, who talks about Mercedes, is actually a seller for Mercedes.
All the actors and extras are people that the directors knew from before.
The wanderer is a childhood friend of Kim-Remi Kjesbu (One of the directors), The man and woman in the car are the parents of a childhood friend of Kim-Remi, the doorman is the father of another childhood friend of Kim-Remi, the actor who is at the beginning of the play is a classmate of the directors, the man on stage is Kim-Remi's father and all the extras are friends, family, classmates, members of the local Red Cross, the local choir and even the teacher that the directors have in photography was an extra.
One of the directors (Kim-Remi Kjesbu) plays three "characters". He played the man who receives the keys to the car, he who pours wine for the guests and the man who "The Tramp" (Landstrykeren) polishes the shoe for in the play.