The Black Pimpernel (2007)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (1)
| Original title | Den Sorte Pimpernel |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 2007-09-14 |
Cast
Plot summary
The Black Pimpernel is based on the life Harald Edelstam who was the Swedish ambassador in Chile 1973, during the junta take-over. Edelstam tried to help refugees and struggled to...
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Titles
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Crew
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Cast
| Michael Nyqvist | Harald Edelstam | ||
| Lumi Cavazos | Ana Contreras | ||
| Kate del Castillo | Consuelo Fuentes | ||
| Lisa Werlinder | Susanne | ||
| Daniel Giménez Cacho | Ricardo Fuentes | ||
| Carsten Norgaard | Winther | ||
| Cristián Campos | |||
| Patrick Bergin | |||
| Claire Ross-Brown |
Companies
| Production Company | Original Film AB | ||
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| Moviefan Scandinavia A/S | |||
| Copyright | Black Pimpernel ApS | 2006 | |
| Co-Production Company | Mandala Films | ||
| Supported by | MEDIA Programme of the European Community | ||
| Financier | Amnesty International | ||
| Advance allocations | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 2005 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Nordisk Film AB | 2007 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Nordisk Film AB | 2008 | |
| Sales | Original Film AB | (från 2013) | |
| Other Company | Intandem Films | (tidigare sales-bolag) |
Plot summary
The Black Pimpernel is based on the life Harald Edelstam who was the Swedish ambassador in Chile 1973, during the junta take-over. Edelstam tried to help refugees and struggled to maintain humanity, justice and dignity.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 144275 |
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| Date | 2007-05-15 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2599 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 408, 551, 541, 443, 286, 370. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Digital |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in metres | 2599 meter |
| Length in minutes | 95 min |
| Reels | 6 reels |
Production location
| Santiago | Chile | |||||
| Viña del Mar | Chile |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2007-03-23 | Cinema Nouveau | Johannesburg | South Africa | (Swedish Film Week) | |
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| 2007-03-25 | Cinema Nouveau | Johannesburg | South Africa | (Swedish Film Week) | ||
| Other showing | 2007-08 | Malmö | Sweden | 95 min | (Malmö filmdagar) | |
| Release in Sweden | 2007-09-14 | Sweden | 95 min | |||
| Other showing | 2007-09-25 | Mexico | ||||
| 2007-11-02 | Denmark | |||||
| DVD release | 2008-02-06 | Sweden | ||||
| TV showing | 2012-11-17 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| External cinema, Sweden | 2017-08-01 | |||||
| VOD release | 2023-09-08 | SVT Play | Sweden | Antal dagar på SVT Play 28 | ||
| TV showing | 2023-09-11 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| VOD release | 2024-08-02 | SVT Play | Sweden | Antal dagar på SVT Play: 30 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2599 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2599 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2599 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Black Pimpernel. Dialogue list. |
| Extent | 20 s. + 12 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | The black pimpernel. (English original). Screenplay by Bob Foss. 5th draft January 5th 2006 Final. |
| Extent | 181 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | Svarta nejlikan. Filmmanuskript av Bob Foss. I samarbete med Ulf Hultberg och Åsa Faringer. Idé och research: Mats Fors. Version sept 2003. |
| Extent | 121 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | The black pimpernel by Bob Foss. Revisions by Bob Foss. Current revisions November 17th 2005. |
| Extent | 104 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 30 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 42 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Black pimpernel. Svensk text. |
| Extent | 41 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | Svarta nejlikan, Av Bob Foss. Revidering av Bob Foss. Senast revidering 01.01.06 |
| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | No |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | Yes |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
