Vendetta (1995 film)
| Vendetta | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mikael Håfström |
| Produced by |
Ingemar Leijonborg Hans Lönnerheden |
| Written by |
Thomas Borgström Lars Bill Lundholm |
| Based on |
Vendetta by Jan Guillou |
| Starring | Stefan Sauk |
| Music by | Francis Shaw |
| Cinematography | Erling Thurmann-Andersen |
| Edited by | Sofia Lindgren |
| Distributed by | SF International Sales |
Release dates |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
Vendetta is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 10 February 1995,[1] directed by Mikael Håfström. It stars Stefan Sauk as the Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton and as his adversary Don Tommaso, Ennio Fantastichini.[2] A television miniseries was filmed at the same time. It aired as 6 episodes of 50-60 minutes each.
Plot
Carl Hamilton gets assigned to go to Sicily in order to free two Swedish business men who are kept captured by a local villain named Don Tommaso. The Don wants a Swedish naval robot system in exchange for his hostages. In the beginning Hamilton acts merely as a negotiator, but when he cannot accept the demands of his counterpart the situation escalates.
Hamilton stands up against Don Tommaso, while abduction and murder becomes the language of negotiation. A classical vendetta has been initiated, as narcotics from Colombia and the Italian intelligence community become involved.
Cast
- Stefan Sauk as commander kommendörkapten Carl Hamilton, naval officer and intelligence operative
- Ennio Fantastichini as Don Tommaso
- Luigi Di Fiori as Giulio, Don Tommaso's brother
- Erland Josephson as the grey eminence of Swedish intelligence, 'DG'
- Roland Hedlund as Samuel Ulfsson, Naval Commodore, and Chief of the Military Intelligence Service's operative department OP5
- Mats Långbacka as kapten Åke Stålhandske, naval officer and intelligence operative
- Per Graffman as kapten Joar Lundwall, naval officer and intelligence operative
- Antonio Di Ponziano as löjtnant Luigi Bertoni-Svensson, naval officer and intelligence operative
- Orso Maria Guerrini as Tenente Generale Giuseppe Cortini
- Oliver Tobias as Colonello Gustavo Da Piemonte
- Marika Lagercrantz as Eva-Britt Hamilton, Carl's wife
- Malin Lagerhem as Johanna-Louise Hamilton, Carl's daughter
- Paolo Maria Scalondro as Nitto Stradella, don Tommaso's bodyguard
- Stig Engström as Johan Carlemar, Technical Manager, Swedish Armament
- Claes Ljungmark as Gustav Hansson, Sales Manager, Swedish Armament
- Pasquale Anselmo as Enrico
- Leonardo De Carmine as Roberto
- Ralf Wolter and Carlo Barsotti (the voice) as Don Giovanni
- Marcello Tusco as Don Salvatore
- Renato Carpentieri as Aldo Sabatini
References
- ↑ "Vendetta" (in sSwedish). Swedish Film Database. 10 February 1995. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/vendetta-134614
External links
- Vendetta at the Internet Movie Database
- Vendetta at the TCM Movie Database
- Vendetta at the Swedish Film Institute Database
