The Black Pimpernel
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The Black Pimpernel is a Swedish
drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist
and Lisa Werlinder
. The film also features Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part.
The film is about Harald Edelstam
, Sweden’s ambassador to Chile
, who after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet
in 1973, managed to save the lives of more than 1,300 people by taking them to his embassy and transporting them to Sweden.
His name comes from the fictional hero The Scarlet Pimpernel
who saved many lives during the French Revolution
.
The film was shot in Chile in the spring of 2006 and opened September 14, 2007.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist
Michael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist is a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known from his role as police officer Banck in the first series of Beck movies made in 1997. He is recently most recognized for his role in the internationally acclaimed Millennium series as...
and Lisa Werlinder
Lisa Werlinder
Lisa Werlinder is a Swedish actress, and jazz musician/singer.-Career:She was born at in Vaksala, Uppsala.She was educated at Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm and at Luleå Acting Academy between 1996-2000...
. The film also features Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part.
The film is about Harald Edelstam
Harald Edelstam
Gustav Harald Edelstam was a Swedish diplomat. During World War II he earned the nickname Svarta nejlikan for helping SOE agents and saboteurs escape from the Germans...
, Sweden’s ambassador to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, who after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
in 1973, managed to save the lives of more than 1,300 people by taking them to his embassy and transporting them to Sweden.
His name comes from the fictional hero The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
who saved many lives during the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
.
The film was shot in Chile in the spring of 2006 and opened September 14, 2007.
External links
- The Movie Trailer on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....