Mats Langbacka Movies
The fifth film in a series based on the best-selling novels of Scandinavian author Jan Guillou, Hamilton follows the exploits of Swedish super-agent Carl Hamilton and stars Mark Hamill as the villain. The CIA discovers a stolen missile being routed through the Arctic by Russian rebels. Since they plan to smuggle it into Sweden, the Swedish secret service is called in. After Hamilton (Peter Stormare) and his men kill the smugglers, Hamilton realizes it was a set-up, since another missile went into Sweden. He follows the trail to Murmansk where he meets ex-CIA operative Mike Hawkins (Hamill) -- and the search continues in Stockholm, and Washington, before the final confrontation in Libya. This 127-minute feature was trimmed down from a four-part TV miniseries. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, (more)
- 1996
A Swedish air force pilot and his girl friend attempt to keep their relationship together after a freak accident paralyzes him from the waist down in this drama. The tragedy occurs shortly after surviving a terrible accident in flight. Feeling cocky and good, he goes for a swim, dives and breaks his neck. At first he is too bitterly angry and filled with self-pity to believe that his lover would still care. He pushes her away at every turn and eventually he succeeds in getting her to leave. Fortunately, he quickly realizes that she does love him and that he loves her. A reconciliation occurs and the story ends happily. The film contains a lot of male and female nudity. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1995
In this violent Swedish action drama, based on the popular novels of Jan Guillou and filmed in Sicily, super-spy Carl Hamilton and his partner Lundwall must negotiate with the Mafia to ensure the release of two Swedish hostages. During talks, Lundwall is shot to death and Hamilton vows that he will exact his revenge upon the powerful family who killed his friend. Hamilton is assisted by two other spies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1994
Most of this Finnish thriller was filmed at night. It follows the trials of a young couple who are harassed by a pair of creeps who play nasty pranks such as ordering a huge load of coal on the phone and having it dumped in the couple's beloved rose garden. Officer Harjunpaa and his partner, a woman check out the allegations. The poor husband goes mad from worry about what the persecutors will do next. The film ends two suicides. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kari Heiskanen, Riitta Havukainen, (more)
