Slagskämpen (1984)

"The Inside Man" is based on a real-life incident during the days of the Cold War when a Soviet submarine was spotted in Swedish waters.

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Harry Kullman (book), William Aldridge (story),

Stars:

Dennis Hopper, Hardy Krüger, Gösta Ekman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Hopper	...	Miller
Hardy Krüger	...	Mandell
Gösta Ekman	...	Stig Larsson (as Gosta Ekman)
Kåre Mölder	...	Thomas Kallin (as Cory Molder)
David Wilson	...	Baxter
Celia Gregory	...	Theresa
Lena Endre	...	Astrid
Per Mattsson	...	Sven
Torsten Wahlund	...	Blom
János Herskó	...	Lazlo
Leif Ahrle	...	Minister of Defense
Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors	...	Receptionist (as Lill Lindfors)
Charlie Elvegård	...	Computer Expert
Jan Hermfelt	...	Jonsson
Carl-Ivar Nilsson	...	Naval Officer I

Storyline

In 1981, after the successful test of a submarine tracker device developed by the Swedish scientist Paul Mandell and sponsored by the US government through his representative Miller, his industry is totally burned and the laser device is stolen. Stig Larsson from the Swedish Secret Agency suspects of an inside job and brings the Swedish Marine Thomas Kallin to investigate Paul undercover as his driver. The naive Kallin is double-crossed but continues his investigation while Larsson finds the truth about the heist.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | cold war | espionage | male frontal nudity | sweden | 

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Taglines:

A cynical game played out by two superpowers.

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Genres:

Mystery | Action | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Vine International Pictures Ltd.

Country:

Sweden UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Inside Man

Filming Locations:

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,400,386 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Tonefilm, Producers Enterprises, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Title Theme
by Anthony More and Matthew Irving
Sung by P.P. Arnold

User Reviews

Agent Thriller without the thrill

After the first 20 minutes of the movie I feared I had bought a cheap soft sex movie in which somehow, mysteriously Dennis Hopper and Hardy Krüger appeared.

After the first half hour it became clear that "The Inside Man" is just a normal Thriller (although lacking any thrill) with outstandingly lousy acting. Even Hopper and Krüger don't look any better than anybody in a school play.

Although this is a Swedish movie, the film is done in English. But the accents of all the actors are way too strong to make this an advantage. Of course Dennis Hopper has his American accent and Hardy Krüger is speaking with a strong German accent. This is the only movie I've ever seen which works better in the dubbed version!

none out of ***** Stars!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!