Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
| Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kjell Grede |
| Written by | Kjell Grede |
| Produced by | Katinka Faragó |
| Starring | Stellan Skarsgård |
| Cinematography | Esa Vuorinen |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (Swedish: God afton, Herr Wallenberg - En Passionshistoria från verkligheten) is a 1990 film about Swedish World War II diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who was instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. He is played by Stellan Skarsgård.
The film won four awards at the 26th Guldbagge Awards: Best Film (Katinka Faragó), Best Direction (Kjell Grede), Best Screenplay (Kjell Grede), and Best Cinematography (Esa Vuorinen).[1] It was also entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Raoul Wallenberg
- Katharina Thalbach as Mária
- Károly Eperjes as László Szamosi
- Miklós Székely B. as Ferenc Moser
- Erland Josephson as Rabbi
- Franciszek Pieczka as Papa
- Jesper Christensen as Officer at Watteau
- Ivan Desny as General Schmidthuber (a portrayal of real-life Pál Szalai)
- Géza Balkay as Gábor Vajna
- Percy Brandt as Swedish Ambassador
- Tamás Jordán as member of the Jewish Council
- Andor Lukáts as Father at the train
- Gábor Reviczky as Officer at the Gate
- László Soós as Adolf Eichmann
References
- ^ "God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990)". Swedish Film Institute. 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
External links
- Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg at IMDb
- Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg at the TCM Movie Database
- Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg at AllMovie
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