Hamilton

1998 2h 2m SV

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 56

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Synopsis

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A government agent leads his team's effort to stop Russian rebels from smuggling a stolen missile through Sweden.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Stormare
Carl Hamilton
Lena Olin
Tessie
Mark Hamill
Hawkins
Mats Långbacka
Åke Stålhandske
Terry Carter
Texas Slim
Evgeniy Lazarev
Zhivartsev
Zakia Tahiri
Mooni
Christer Söderlund
Ulfsson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Zwart
Writers: William Aldridge, Jonas Cornell
Languages: Russian, English, Swedish
Countries: Italy, Morocco, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, Swedish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Italy, Morocco, Norway, Sweden.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hamilton Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trond Bjerknes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Peter Stormare and Lena Olin and Mark Hamill carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Zwart directs. Trond Bjerknes scores. Darek Hodor cuts. Produced in Italy, Morocco, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Russian, English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, Swedish.
3International production across 4 countries: Italy, Morocco, Norway, Sweden.
4Part of the "Hamilton Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Trond Bjerknes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Peter Stormare and Lena Olin and Mark Hamill carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0119249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Trond Bjerknes
Editing: Darek Hodor
Production design: Anna Asp
Costume design: Lenamari Wallström
Makeup / hair: Agneta Lindqvist-Widin
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
IMDB: Hamilton (1998)

Part of

Hamilton Collection

Carl Gustaf Gilbert Hamilton, born 1954, is a fictional character created by Jan Guillou. Hamilton is a Swedish nobleman, intelligence officer and hero of the thirteen books in the Hamilton series.