Il Capitano (1991)

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Original title	Il Capitano
Swedish release title	Il Capitano
International title	Il Capitano
Co-production title	Il Capitano (Tyskland) Kaptajnen og hans kvinde (Danmark) Il Capitano - nuori kapinallinen (Finland)
Title alternative spelling	Il Capitano Il capitano
Working title	Mordet

Director	Jan Troell
Screenplay	Per Olov Enquist (i samarbete med) Jan Troell Göran Setterberg
Producer	Göran Setterberg
Production Manager	Jaakko Talaskivi (i Finland) Peter Aalbæk Jensen (i Danmark)
Director of Photography	Jan Troell
Music	Lars Åkerlund Sebastian Öberg
Production Designer	Stig Limér Marjaana Rantama (i Finland) Peter Grant (i Danmark)
Film Editor	Jan Troell
Production Mixer	Eddie Axberg Jussi Väntänen (i Finland) Panu Pohjola (i Finland) Carl Aage Hansen (as Nalle Hansen) (i Danmark)
Assistant Director	Jimmy Karlsson
Stunt Coordinator	Kimmo Rajala (stuntman)
Script Supervisor	Erja Dammert
Dialogue	Maria Heiskanen (finsk dialogbearbetning) Antti Reini (finsk dialogbearbetning)
Executive Producer	Göran Setterberg Jan Troell
Unit Manager	Kari Sara (i Finland) Lene Nielsen (i Danmark)
Production Assistant	Jimmy Karlsson Ulf Edling Kalle Chydenius (i Finland) Mif Damgaard (i Danmark)
Runner	Mif Damgaard
Production Secretary	Haije Alanoja (i Finland)
First Assistant Cameraman	Timo Markko (i Finland) Søren Berthelin (i Danmark)
Assistant Cameraman	Torbjörn Andersson Håkan Holmberg
Gaffer	Søren Sørensen (i Danmark) Olavi Tuomi (i Finland)
Key Grip	Daniel Bergman Harri Laakso (i Finland) Gunner Nielsen
Color Timer	Sten Lindberg
Negative Cutter	Catrine Johansson
Optical Printer	Björn Selander
Performer	Mattias Helldén (musiker) Johan Söderberg (musiker) Lars Åkerlund (musiker) Sebastian Öberg (musiker)
Assistant Production Designer	Simone Grau Larsen (i Danmark)
Propman	Simo Sulva
Costume Designer	Gunnel Blomberg Tiina-Maria Seppo (i Finland)
Make-up Supervisor	Tina Johansson
Stunt	Arto Nyqvist
Sound Assistant	Peter Larsson Søren Lehmann Rasmussen (i Danmark)
Sound Editor	Eddie Axberg Patrik Strömdahl Thomas Holéwa Klas Dykhoff Judith Bourque Susanna Edwards
Sound Effects	Patrik Strömdahl
Re-recording Mixer	Hans-Eric Ahrn
Other Crew	Jakob Setterberg Lars Åkerlund Sinikka Teleranta (bokföring) Berit Nilsson

Maria Heiskanen	Minna
Antti Reini	Jari
Berto Marklund	polisen
Antti Vierikko	Jari, 13 år
Harri Mallenius	läraren
Marjut Dahlström	lärarinnan
Eva Stellby	obducenten
Matti Dahlberg	pappan
Christina Frambäck	prästen
Ingemar Böcker
Elisabeth Douglas
Jenny Enqvist
Lars Fransson
Kalle Ropponen
Tomas Zolantin
Aimo Vehkaperä
Kimmo Rajala	stuntman
Arto Nyqvist	stuntman

Production Company	Four Seasons Venture Capital AB
	Panfilm AB		(©) för
	FilmTeknik AB
	Bold Productions AB
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet		(i samarbete med)
	Villealfa Filmproductions Oy
	Nordisk Film Production A/S
	Polyphon Film- und Fernseh GmbH
	Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)		(med stöd av)
	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
	Suomen Elokuvasäätiö
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Sandrew Film & Teater AB	1991-2007
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2022
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB	2008-2015
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB
Sales	Telepicture Marketing Ltd	2022	World förutom svensk biograf
Other Company	Joson AB		(filmutrustning)

The teenage couple Jari and Minna are on the run, thieving their way across Finland and Sweden before ending up in Denmark. Jari calls himself Il Capitano and says that Minna is his soldier. Along the way there is a tragic occurrence which leaves a family dead at Jari's hands.

Censorship number	131092
Date	1991-11-11
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2995 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 501-424-497-545-549-479 m.

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound system	Dolby Stereo 04
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2995 meter
Length in minutes	109 min
Reels	6 reels
Dialogue	Finnish Swedish Danish

Release in Sweden	1991-11-15	Sandrew	Gothenburg	Sweden	109 min
	1991-11-15	Metropol	Malmö	Sweden	109 min
	1991-11-15	Sandrew 1	Stockholm	Sweden	109 min	(samt ytterligare 5 platser)
Other showing	1991-12-06	Andorra	Helsinki	Finland	110 min	(Premiär i Finland)
Cinematheque screening	1995-09-09			Sweden
	1995-09-12			Sweden
TV showing	1995-12-11	TV3		Sweden	105 min
Cinematheque screening	1996-05-04			Sweden
	1996-05-15			Sweden
	1996-12-14		Malmö	Sweden
TV showing	1997-04-05	TV3		Sweden	105 min
Cinematheque screening	1998-12-10	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden
TV showing	1999-06-11	TV4		Sweden	105 min
	1999-07-25	TV4		Sweden	105 min
Cinematheque screening	2001-03-25	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	109 min
	2001-03-27	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	109 min
TV showing	2004-07-27	SVT2		Sweden	105 min
External cinema, Sweden	2007-01-31					30-årsretro.
DVD release	2008-09-24			Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2013-01-14
	2015-11-04
	2017-07-28
	2017-08-06
Censurbeslut	2018-11-08					Visas under perioden 8-30/11 2018.
	2018-11-08					Visas under perioden 8-30/11 2018.
External cinema, Sweden	2020-04-22		Lund			Bokades för 1/4 men visningen flyttades fram till 22/4.
TV showing	2021-07-26	SVT1		Sweden
Censurbeslut	2021-09-30			Austria
Festival showing, abroad	2022-07-29		Motovun	Croatia
VOD release	2024-04-26	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play: 30

Festival Award	Brügge	1993		Jan Troell	(bästa regi)
	Brügge	1993		Antti Reini	(bästa skådespelare)
Golden Hugo	Chicago	1992		Maria Heiskanen	(skådespelarpriset)
Silberner Bär	Berlin	1992		Jan Troell	(bästa regi)
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	1992	Best Picture
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	1992	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Antti Reini
	Stockholm	1992	Best Cinematography	Jan Troell
	Stockholm	1992	Best Screenplay	Per Olov Enquist
Nöjesguiden Magazine Stockholm Prize	Stockholm	1991
Award of the Swedish Association of Film Critics	Gothenburg	1991			(årets film)

Troell's Magic Mirror (2008)

Il Capitano (1991)

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	Print
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2987

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2991

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2990

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2979

Element type	Low contrast print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Final mix
Carrier type	17.5 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	IL CAPITANO

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	IL CAPITANO

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	IL CAPITANO

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Il capitano. Ett filmmanuskript [av] Per Olov Enquist, Jan Troell, Göran Setterberg
Extent	72 s. + 14 s. förord i ett ex.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Il capitano. Utkast till filmmanuskript av Per-Olov Enquist i samarbete med Jan Troell och Göran Setterberg
Extent	77 s. + brev till läsaren 1 s. + bakgrund 16 s. Fåtal illustrationer.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	"Version 2", Ett filmmanuskript [av] P.O. Enquist, Jan Troell, Göran Setterberg
Extent	61 s. + brev 1 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	En sekund av evigheten. Ett filmmanuskript [av] Per Olov Enquist, Jan Troell, Göran Setterberg
Extent	61 s. + citat 1 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Il capitano.
Extent	35 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Il capitano.
Extent	21 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Il capitano. Filmens finska dialog översatt till svenska i kronologisk ordning.
Extent	24 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Il capitano. Film by Jan Troell. Dialogue list in English and in German.
Extent	22 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Black and white print	12
Colour prints	11
Behind the scenes prints	2
Slides	8
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Misc.prints
Language	Swedish

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	100 min
Dialogue	Finnish Swedish Danish

Element type	Digital audio
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type	EXTRAS

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264