The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)

After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.

Director:

Felix Herngren

Writers:

Felix Herngren (screenplay), Hans Ingemansson (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Gustafsson	...	Allan Karlsson
Mia Skäringer	...	Gunilla
Iwar Wiklander	...	Julius
David Wiberg	...	Benny
Jens Hultén	...	Gäddan
David Shackleton	...	Herbert Einstein
Ralph Carlsson	...	Chief Inspector Aronsson
Georg Nikoloff	...	Popov
Alan Ford	...	Pim
Simon Säppenen	...	Bulten
Sven Lönn	...	Hinken
Bianca Cruzeiro	...	Caracas
Gustav Deinoff	...	Ricky
Tumba	...	Sonja the Elephant
Sonja	...	Sonja the Elephant

Storyline

Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson's unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he's made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | nonlinear timeline | escape | soviet union | cold war | 

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Taglines:

Things are what they are, and whatever will be will be.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Country:

Sweden Russia UK France Spain Germany

Language:

Swedish German English Spanish French Russian

Release Date:

8 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Centenarian Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Filming Locations:

Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 63,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,524, 8 May 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,083,762

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,269,762

Company Credits

Production Co:

NICE FLX Pictures,FLX,Nice Drama

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Wilhelm scream can be heard when Allan arrives at the Soviet gulag, as a guard shoots a prisoner.

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Goofs

When Allan knocks the first crook over, it takes the crook about half a second to react to the blow.

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Quotes

Allan Karlsson: If you want to kill me, you'd better hurry, because I'm 100 years old.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2016)

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Soundtracks

Don Salvatore
Composed and Performed by Mattias Eklund

User Reviews

Special!

Rarely is a film this engaging, entertaining and unpredictable, in any language! The story, present and past, of Allan Karlsson grabs you from the start. It reminded me of Peter Sellers performance in Being There. In fact, all the performances worked, from the care home workers, dim-witted bikers, bored detective and world leaders.

I had no idea what to expect, only that it was Sweden's third biggest film after the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Girl that played with fire (also both excellent films, in very different ways).

I really should rate it a 10, as there is nothing to criticise about the film, except to say that it is clearly not The Godfather, nor intended to be. However, for what it is, it is brilliant.

If you like to be surprised and entertained, I cannot really think of anyone that wouldn't enjoy watching this. Find it. Watch it. Enjoy!