The Democratic Terrorist

1992 1h 36m SV

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★6.8TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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The West German security police, Verfassungsschutz, need help to infiltrate a group connected to the Rote Arme Fraktion. The Swedish James Bond, Carl Hamilton, goes to Hamburg, pretending to be a Swedish officer, thrown out of the country after having been exposed as an East German spy. He gets in contact with the terrorists and joins them. Together they are planning to strike against the CIA headquarters in Stockholm.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stellan Skarsgård
Carl Hamilton
Katja Flint
Monika
Burkhard Driest
Horst
Karl Heinz Maslo
Werner
Heikko Deutschmann
Martin
Susanne Lothar
Friederike
May Buchgraber
Eva
Ulrich Tukur
Siegfried Maak

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Per Berglund
Writers: Hans Iveberg
Languages: German, Swedish, English, Arabic
Countries: Sweden, Germany

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Swedish, English, Arabic.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Germany.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Per Berglund, shot by Erling Thurmann-Andersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Björn J:son Lindh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Stellan Skarsgård and Katja Flint and Burkhard Driest carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Per Berglund directs. Erling Thurmann-Andersen behind the camera. Björn J:son Lindh scores. Sylvia Ingemarsson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in German, Swedish, English, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Swedish, English, Arabic.
3International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Germany.
4Part of the "Hamilton Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Per Berglund, shot by Erling Thurmann-Andersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Björn J:son Lindh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sylvia Ingemarsson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stellan Skarsgård and Katja Flint and Burkhard Driest carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0104082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Erling Thurmann-Andersen
Original score: Björn J:son Lindh
Editing: Sylvia Ingemarsson
Production design: Rainer Schaper
Costume design: Regine Bätz
Makeup / hair: Helga Sander
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Box office: $3,142,763
Original language: SV
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: The Democratic Terrorist (1992)

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.