Hamilton (1998 film)
| Hamilton | |
|---|---|
 Finnish DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Harald Zwart |
| Produced by |
Ingemar Leijonborg Hans Lönnerheden |
| Screenplay by |
William Aldridge Jonas Cornell |
| Based on |
Hamilton by Jan Guillou |
| Starring |
Peter Stormare Lena Olin Mark Hamill Terry Carter |
| Music by | Trond Bjerknes |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Robert |
| Edited by | Darek Hodor |
| Distributed by |
Buena Vista International TV4 (Sweden) |
Release date |
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Running time |
128 minutes 186 minutes (TV version) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language |
Swedish English Russian |
Hamilton is a 1998 Swedish action film directed by Harald Zwart, starring Peter Stormare, Mark Hamill and Lena Olin. The film was edited with additional scenes into a 3 hour long TV-series in 2001. The 1998 single "No Man's Land" by Ardis was included in the soundtrack to this film.
Plot
Swedish military intelligence officers Carl Hamilton (Peter Stormare) and Åke Stålhandske (Mats Långbacka) are ordered to eliminate a band of Russian smugglers on the Russian tundra. The smugglers possess a nuclear missile, a 1.5 megaton SS-20, "enough to turn Paris, Washington or New York to ashes". What they do not know is that the smugglers they have intercepted were only a decoy, while the real missile was shipped to Libya. Mark Hamill plays Mike Hawkins, the film's antagonist, an American former CIA officer working in Murmansk.
Cast
- Peter Stormare as Carl Hamilton
- Lena Olin as Tessie
- Mark Hamill as Mike Hawkins
- Mats Långbacka as Åke Stålhandske
- Terry Carter as Texas Slim
Production
The Statoil company paid 500,000 NOK ($USD67,000) for their logo to be displayed for three seconds in the film. Mark Hamill accidentally hit Peter Stormare during the last fight scene.
