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

    Original title: Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann
    • 20132013
    • RR
    • 1h 54min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    39K
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    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
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    AdventureComedy

    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.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.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.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.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)
      • Jonas Jonasson(novel)
    • Stars
      • Robert Gustafsson
      • Iwar Wiklander
      • David Wiberg
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Felix Herngren
    • Writers
      • Felix Herngren(screenplay)
      • Hans Ingemansson(screenplay)
      • Jonas Jonasson(novel)
    • Stars
      • Robert Gustafsson
      • Iwar Wiklander
      • David Wiberg
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    • 68User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Algirdas Paulavicius and Sigitas Rackys in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson and David Shackleton in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson and Iwar Wiklander in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson and Iwar Wiklander in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
    Robert Gustafsson in Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)

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    Robert Gustafsson
    Robert Gustafsson
    • Allan Karlssonas Allan Karlsson
    Iwar Wiklander
    • Juliusas Julius
    David Wiberg
    • Benny Ljungbergas Benny Ljungberg
    Mia Skäringer
    Mia Skäringer
    • Gunillaas Gunilla
    Jens Hultén
    Jens Hultén
    • Gäddanas Gäddan
    David Shackleton
    • Herbert Einsteinas Herbert Einstein
    Ralph Carlsson
    Ralph Carlsson
    • Chief Inspector Göran Aronssonas Chief Inspector Göran Aronsson
    Georg Nikoloff
    Georg Nikoloff
    • Iouli Popovas Iouli Popov
    Alan Ford
    Alan Ford
    • Pimas Pim
    Simon Säppenen
    • Bultenas Bulten
    Sven Lönn
    • Hans Claesson aka Hinkenas Hans Claesson aka Hinken
    Bianca Cruzeiro
    Bianca Cruzeiro
    • Caracasas Caracas
    Gustav Deinoff
    • Ricky Claessonas Ricky Claesson
    Tumba
    • Sonja the Elephantas Sonja the Elephant
    Sonja
    • Sonja the Elephantas Sonja the Elephant
    Thnog Suk
    • Sonja the Elephantas Sonja the Elephant
    Sergej Merkusjev
    • Oleg Popovas Oleg Popov
    Manuel Dubra
    • Estebanas Esteban
    • Director
      • Felix Herngren
    • Writers
      • Felix Herngren(screenplay)
      • Hans Ingemansson(screenplay)
      • Jonas Jonasson(novel)
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    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. —NICE FLX
    black comedynonlinear timelineescapesoviet unioncold war78 more
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      • Things are what they are, and whatever will be will be.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some violence
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Actor Robert Gustafsson was 48 at the time the movie was released, 52 years younger than the character he played.
    • Goofs
      Elephants cannot sit down as depicted in the movie. The trick was done using a fake elephant's bottom.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Don Salvatore
      Composed and Performed by Mattias Eklund

    User reviews68

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A marvellous film of many kinds
    This film follows the progress of Allan Karlsson, a simple man with a predilection for blowing things up, after he leaves his nursing home to embark on a journey that will take him wherever it takes him. Through flashbacks we see that this is a metaphor for his entire life. Karlsson has, it turns out, been with several significant figures of the 20th century and, unwittingly, has profoundly affected its course.

    The film is comic, darkly comic, absurdist, farcical, a chase caper, an espionage thriller and, finally, peaceful. It is all of these things successfully in a way that Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" attempted to be, but didn't quite manage. More importantly, the characters are entirely believable despite the often fantastical story lines. It is also beautifully shot.

    "Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans." — Allen Saunders

    Thoroughly recommended.
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    • Sep 3, 2014

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Russia
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Spain
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • German
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Centenarian Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary
    • Production companies
      • NICE FLX Pictures
      • FLX
      • Nice Drama
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • SEK 63,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $944,193
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,167,572
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 54min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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