Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)
"God Afton, Herr Wallenberg" (original title)

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of ... See full summary »

Director:

Kjell Grede

Writer:

Kjell Grede

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, Károly Eperjes

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Raoul Wallenberg
Katharina Thalbach	...	Marja
Károly Eperjes	...	Szamosi
Miklós Székely B.	...	Ferenc Moser (as Miklós B. Székely)
Erland Josephson	...	Rabbinen
Franciszek Pieczka	...	Papa
Jesper Christensen	...	Officer vid Watteauplatsen
Ivan Desny	...	Schmidthuber
Géza Balkay	...	Vajna
Percy Brandt	...	Svenske ambassadören
Tamás Jordán	...	Man på Judiska rådet
Andor Lukáts	...	Far vid tåget
Gábor Reviczky	...	Officer på gatan
László Soós	...	Eichman
Franciska Györy	...	Júlia

Storyline

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of trapped Hungarian Jews, by providing them with safe passage to Sweden. Based on a true story.

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Plot Keywords:

jew | politics | swedish | hungarian | sweden | 

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Taglines:

En Passionshistoria från verkligheten (A Passion History from Reality)

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Sweden Hungary Norway

Language:

Swedish Hungarian German

Release Date:

5 October 1990 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

God aften, herr Wallenberg

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 5,953,870 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmTeknik, Filmhuset, Hungarian Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Nina Lagergren, Raoul's sister, Raoul had become increasingly frustrated over not being able to do anything about the unbearable scenes he had been witnessing. In the winter if 1942 the two spent an evening at a private film show put on by the British embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, where Pimpernel Smith was playing; she claimed "on the way home he told me that was just the kind of thing he would like to do." Two years later Wallenberg carried out just the same exploits as his role-model on a rescue mission in Budapest.

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Connections

Version of Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

User Reviews

A bleak, but good, film

"God afton, herr Wallenberg" is perhaps one of the most bleak films I have ever seen. Even though it's a good film, I feel that it is very depressing and hard to shake off after you have seen it. The cinematography enhances this feeling brilliantly. The colours are bleak, the people are bleak, and the story (based upon real events) is bleak. A very depressing movie experience, but nevertheless a very well-made film, and Stellan Skarsgård is as brilliant as always.