Sista kontraktet (1998)

Regisseur:

Kjell Sundvall

Drehbuchautoren:

John W. Grow (novel)
Mats Arehn (writer) ...

Premierendatum:

6. März 1998 (Sweden)

Genre:

Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Sveavägen/Tunnelgatan. 28 februari 1986. Kl. 23.21

Plot:

Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin...

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Murder | Political | 1980s | Assassin

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Ever wondered why someone would kill the Swedish Prime Minister?

Besetzung

Mikael Persbrandt	...	Roger Nyman, the secret police
Michael Kitchen	...	John Gales alias Ray Lambert, the assasin
Pernilla August	...	Nina Nyman, Roger Nyman's wife
Reine Brynolfsson	...	Bo Ekman, policeofficer and Roger Nyman's best friend
Bjørn Floberg	...	Tom Nielsen, the hitman
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Helene Salonen, the secret police
Cecilia Ljung	...	Holmgren, Lisa, journalist
Joakim Forslund	...	Markus Nyman, Roger's child
Julia Brådhe-Dehnisch	...	Josefin Nyman (as Julia Dehnisch)
Agnes Granberg	...	Sara Nyman, Roger's child
Johan Lindell	...	Bernhard Lange, the secret police
Mathias Henrikson	...	Peter Bark
Donald Högberg	...	Appelqvist, the secret police
Per Ragnar	...	KG, the secret police
Paul Birchard	...	Bertram Norris

Alternativ:

Siste kontrakten, Den (Norway)
The Last Contract
Viimeinen sopimus (Finland)
Letzte Mord, Der (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

Argentina:115 Min | Australia:109 Min | France:114 Min | Japan:110 Min | Sweden:107 Min

Produktionsland:

Sweden | Norway | Finland

Sprache:

Englisch | Schwedische

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Arlanda International Airport, Stockholms län, Sweden

Firma:

Eurimages

Dies und das:

The movie is based on a novel by an anonymous writer who used a pseudonym of John W. Grow. Both director Kjell Sundvall and producer Börje Hansson claims that they don't have a clue who that is.

Dialogzitate:

Roger Nyman, the secret police: You don't kill prime ministers in this country!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf Goldfinger (1964)

Ever wondered why someone would kill the Swedish Prime Minister?

An excellent, intelligent film, well written and played. Michael Kitchen is superb as the cold-blooded assassin, much more believable than some indestructable beefcake "actor". The closest comparison I can think of is to the original "Day of the Jackal" film. Thankfully, we are spared any speculation as to who was involved in a conspiracy, only that the web of intrigue stretches far and wide. Can be strongly recommended, partly for historical interest, mostly as a good example of Swedish film-making (or indeed any film-making). It would be a great pity if the Swedish origin prevented it from reaching a wider audience.