"Wallander" The Fifth Woman (2010)

Director:

Aisling Walsh

Writers:

Richard Cottan (written by)
Henning Mankell (novel)

TV Series:

"Wallander" (2008)

Original Air Date:

17 January 2010 (Season 2, Episode 3)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Three elderly men, Holger Eriksson, Gosta Runfeldt and Eugen Blomberg, are murdered in seemingly unrelated incidents...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Based On TV Series | One Word Title

Cast

Claire Cox	...	Yvonne
Howard Swinson	...	Holger Eriksson
Kenneth Branagh	...	Kurt Wallander
David Warner	...	Povel Wallander
Polly Hemingway	...	Gertrude
Tom Hiddleston	...	Magnus Martinsson
John-Paul Hurley	...	Sven Tyren (as John Paul Hurley)
Richard McCabe	...	Nyberg
Stefan Karlsson	...	Gosta Runfeldt
Sarah Smart	...	Anne-Britt Hoglund
Saskia Reeves	...	Vanja Andersson
Sadie Shimmin	...	Lisa Holgersson
Ed Hughes	...	Bo Runfeldt (as Edward Hughes)
Jeany Spark	...	Linda Wallander
Phyllis Logan	...	Inga Wallander
Alice Mary	...	Katerina Taxall
Sanchia McCormack	...	Yiva Brink
Fredrik Dolk	...	Eugen Blomberg
Beatie Edney	...	Adela Blomberg
Joanna Bacon	...	Neighbour
William Scott-Masson	...	Daniel Gylling
Albert Maris	...	Peter Andersson
Dudley Sutton	...	Gote Tandvall
Karen Gledhill	...	Nurse
Rebecca Thorn	...	Elinor Grunden
Patrik Karlson	...	Max Lunnqvist

Directed by
Aisling Walsh		(as Aísling Walsh)

Writing credits
Richard Cottan		(written by)
Henning Mankell		(novel "The Fifth Woman")

Produced by
Daniel Ahlqvist	....	executive producer
Charlotte Bloxham	....	line producer
Kenneth Branagh	....	executive producer
Richard Cottan	....	executive producer
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer
Anni Faurbye Fernandez	....	executive producer
Andy Harries	....	executive producer
Francis Hopkinson	....	executive producer
Ralf Ivarsson	....	co-producer: Film i Skåne
Hans-Wolfgang Jurgan	....	executive producer
Matthew Read	....	executive producer
Åsa Sjöberg	....	executive producer
Ole Søndberg	....	executive producer (as Ole Søndeberg)
Sanne Wohlenberg	....	producer
Sanne Wohlenberg	....	series producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Vince Pope

Cinematography by
Lukas Strebel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kristina Hetherington

Casting by
Doreen Jones

Production Design by
Jacqueline Abrahams

Art Direction by
Anne Mette Bo Drivsholm
Anders Olin

Costume Design by
Barbara Kidd

Makeup Department
Kay Bilk	....	makeup artist
Camilla Norberg Hansen	....	makeup artist
Christine Walmesley-Cotham	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Beewan Athwal	....	post-production supervisor
Martin Ersgård	....	production manager
Ronald Meier	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Goddard	....	first assistant director
Carley Lane	....	third assistant director
Andrew Mannion	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Christine Bechameil	....	construction
Ulf Bruxe	....	construction
Louise Drake	....	props buyer
Nanna Due Friborg	....	graphics (as Nanna Friborg)
Fredric Grecke	....	property master (as Fredric Grexke)
Jesper Höglund	....	property master
Jessica Tarland	....	properties
Dan Taylor	....	assistant art director (as Daniel Taylor)
Liv Ulfsdottir	....	properties

Sound Department
Marcus Hadriz	....	boom operator
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer
Catherine Hodgson	....	dubbing editor
Bo Persson	....	sound recordist (as Bosse Persson)
Tommy Persson	....	boom operator
Andre Schmidt	....	dubbing editor
Catherine Thomas	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects assistant coordinator
Mark Hedegaard	....	special effects technician
Hummer Høimark	....	special effects (as Hummer Højmark)
Christian Kitter	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Sascha Fromeyer	....	visual effects
Steven Metcalfe	....	digital content producer

Stunts
Lars Hjelm	....	stunts
Deni Jordan	....	stunts
Christian Kitter	....	stunts
Kimmo Rajala	....	stunt coordinator
Kimmo Rajala	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mikkel Find	....	clapper loader
Ewa Gerström	....	video assistant
Stefan Jonsson	....	lighting
Joe Maples	....	focus puller
Simon Muir	....	grip
Kalle Penttilä	....	best boy (as Kalle Penntilä)
Jon Priddle	....	focus puller
Christoph Schobert	....	lighting gaffer
Bob Shipsey	....	camera operator
Ralf Tjernlund	....	lighting
Björn Tobiasson	....	clapper loader
Jacob Hagenborn	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera (uncredited)
Christoffer Skoog	....	assistant grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sacha Green	....	casting
Mikael Hansson	....	casting director: Sweden

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gabriella Ekman	....	costumes (as Bella Ekman)
Anna Kot	....	costumes
Kerstin Petersson	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Aidan Farrell	....	colorist
Gwillym Hewetson	....	assistant editor
John Kerron	....	on-line editor
Frida Mårtensson	....	second assistant editor
Rab Wilson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Emily Barker	....	composer: title music
Rael Jones	....	musician: guitar
Martin Phipps	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Ota Bares	....	animal handler
Lennart Bengtsson	....	location manager
Claire Davis	....	production coordinator: UK
Zoë Edwards	....	production executive (as Zoe Edwards)
Calle Gisselsson	....	production staff
Ian Johnson	....	publicist
Marigo Kehoe	....	head of production
Christopher Lahr	....	production coordinator (as Chris Lahr)
Ray Leek	....	title designer
Ray Leek	....	titles designer
Anders Lexne	....	armourer
Evelyn Lindgren	....	production secretary
Della Moore	....	production accountant
Julian Murray	....	production accountant
Sarah Nilsson	....	assistant unit manager
Louise Raihle	....	production coordinator (as Louise Raihle Lagnecranz)
Carol Saunderson	....	script supervisor
Anthony Bagley	....	data wrangler (uncredited)
Katri Johansson	....	production accountant assistant (uncredited)

Art Department
Simon Bang	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Forbes Noonan	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Jacob Riewe Henriksen	....	special effects technician
Søren Hvam	....	special effects technician
Claus Nørregård	....	special effects technician
Martin Thomsen	....	special effects technician

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Degerfeldt	....	gimbal operator
Josef Lopez	....	assistant electrician

Casting Department
Carin Anzelius	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ann-Justine Anderung	....	costume assistant
Flora Wingård	....	costume assistant

Other crew
Kevin Proctor	....	production assistant: UK
Curt Ögren	....	helicopter pilot
Nadiya Luthra	....	runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Left Bank Pictures (series for the BBC)
• Yellow Bird Films (series for the BBC) (as Yellow Bird)
• TKBC (series for the BBC)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (as the BBC)
• Degeto Film (co-produced with) (as Degeto)
• WGBH (co-produced with) (as WGBH Boston)
• TV4 Sweden (co-produced with) (as TV4)
• Film i Skåne (co-produced with)
• BBC Scotland

Distributors

• AXN (2011) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• Dansk Speciel Effekt Service

Other Companies

• Region of Skåne, City of Ystad  made with support from
• Ystad-Österlen Film Fond  made with support from

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK | USA | Sweden | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 (video rating) (2010)

Company:

Left Bank Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the first scene with Wallander, he stops his car and the sound of a conventional hand brake is heard. The Volvo V70 II does, however, have an electronic parking brake, which does not make such a sound.

Movie Connections:

References Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Grim

"Wallander: The Fifth Woman" is perhaps the most depressing among the depressing Wallender episodes I've seen, but it is also the most profound and the most beautifully acted. Wallender (Kenneth Branagh), while coping with problems at home involving his father (David Warner), investigates the gruesome murders of three men who seem unconnected. They were all definitely killed by the same person and died slow, painful deaths. Can Wallender and his cronies find a connection before there's another murder? Kenneth Branagh will break your heart, as will David Warner. As usual, the supporting cast is top-notch.

This series isn't for everyone. It's gritty and the atmosphere tends to be heavy. But the episodes are beautifully produced, and you couldn't ask for a better characterization than Branagh's. I haven't seen anyone else play Wallender; from the fronts of some DVD/VHS boxes, though, it looks as if, with his boyish face, he comes off as younger. I also am guessing that he gives the character more layers.

"The Fifth Woman" is the best I've seen thus far of "Wallender."