WALLANDER
Rolf Lassgård as Kurt Wallander
Set in Ystad, Sweden
In Swedish with English Subtitles
Between 1994 and 2007, the first nine Wallander novels were made into films in Sweden starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. (The illustrations are the cover art of the Swedish DVDs)
English subtitled versions these films have been broadcast over the past few years, but not all are available commerically. Purchase Links are provided when DVDs are available!
Commercial Availabilty of DVDs
for the Home Video Market
NTSC-Region 1
Region 1 NTSC DVDs with English subtitles are available
in the U.S. from MHz Networks
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4 Episodes
The Man Who Smiled
Firewall, Parts 1 & 2
The Pyramid |
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| The White Lioness |
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| 1 Episode |
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See Episode Descriptions Below
PAL-Region 2
Region 2 PAL DVDs with English subtitles are available in the UK by Entertainment One / Arrow.
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5 Episodes
The Man Who Smiled, Parts 1 & 2
Firewall, Parts 1 & 2
The Pyramid
One Step Behind |
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EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
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Faceless Killers
(Mördare utan ansikte)
(1994)
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The Dogs of Riga
(Hundarna i Riga)
(1995)
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The White Lioness
(Den Vita lejoninnan)
(1996)
(1 Hours 44 Minutes)
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A thriller set in the south of Sweden and South Africa. A young woman is found brutally murdered in the swedish country-side and the small town cop whos called to investigate soon realizes hes way over his head. Strange things happen and the trace leads the investigation to Russia and later to South Africa.
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Sidetracked
(Villospår)
(2001)
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The Fifth Woman
(Den femte kvinnan)
(2002)
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The Man Who Smiled
(Mannen som log)
(2003)
(2 Hours 10 Minutes
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One Step Behind
(Steget efter)
(2005)
(1 Hours 40 Minutes
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Thriller based on Henning Mankell's novel. Detective Superintendent Kurt Wallander receives a plea for help from an old friend, who suspects that the death of his father might have involved foul play. But Wallander doesn't believe him until it's too late.
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Detective story based on a novel by Henning Mankell. Ystad police are baffled when they find the bodies of three friends buried in the woods. Soon afterwards, their own Detective Svedberg is also found dead. First clues point to Svedberg having taken his own life, but soon enough Detective Kurt Wallander discovers a link between his former colleague, the three murder victims and a mysterious fourth person.
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Firewall (in 2 Parts)
(Brandvägg)
(2006)
(2 Hours 45 Minutes
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The Pyramid
(Pyramiden)
(2007)
(1 Hour 30 Minutes)
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Two-part thriller based on Henning Mankell's novel. Detective Superintendent Kurt Wallander investigates two apparently unrelated deaths, which turn out to be linked to an international cyber-terrorism plot. During the investigation, Wallander discovers that he suffers from diabetes and a mysteriously alluring nurse offers to help him deal with his condition.
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Detective Wallander is haunted by the spectre of a murder he was unable to prevent as a young policeman. Years after the event the daughter of the murder victim, now a heroin addict, dies of an overdose. A distressed Wallander is assigned to investigate the crash of a light airplane and a detonated armour piercing shell is found in the wreckage. A few days later, two elderly sisters are killed in an explosion in a sewing supplies shop. Traces of an advanced explosive are found in the burnt-out shop and evidence soon mounts to indicate that both events are tied to a showdown between two rival narcotics gangs.
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