THE BLACK PIMPERNEL
by Ulf Hultberg
synopsis
A film based on the true story of diplomat Harald Edelstam, who was the Swedish ambassador to Chile during the military coup in 1973 and who bent diplomatic rules by opening the doors of the Embassy to refugees, thereby saving hundreds of lives.
| international title: | The Black Pimpernel |
| original title: | Svarta nejlikan |
| country: | Sweden, Denmark, Mexico |
| sales agent: | Intandem Films |
| year: | 2007 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ulf Hultberg |
| film run: | 95' |
| release date: | SE 14/09/2007, DK 02/11/2007 |
| screenplay: | Bob Foss |
| cast: | Michael Nyqvist, Kate del Castillo, Lumi Cavazos, Carsten Norgaard, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lisa Werlinder |
| cinematography by: | Dirk Brüel |
| film editing: | Leif Axel Kjeldsen |
| art director: | Peter Grant |
| costumes designer: | Carol Raddatz Aroca |
| music: | Jacob Groth |
| producer: | Michael Lunderskov, Raquel Guajardo, Åsa Faringer, Ulf Hultberg |
| production: | Moviefan Scandinavia A/S, Original Film AB, Mandala Films |
| backing: | MEDIA Programme of the European Community |
| distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution AB |
