Introduction

The Assignment (Swedish: Uppdraget ) is a 1977 Swedish drama film directed by Mats Arehn and starring Christopher Plummer, Thomas Hellberg and Carolyn Seymour.

A Swedish foreign office official travels to South America on a peace-making mission. It was based on the novel Uppdraget by Per Wahlöö.

It is based on a novel by Per Wahloo.

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Outline

A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.

Cast

• Christopher Plummer … Captain Behounek.
• Thomas Hellberg … Erik Dalgren.
• Carolyn Seymour … Danica Rodriguez.
• Fernando Rey … Roberto Bidara.
• Per Oscarsson … Sixto.
• Sten Johan Hedman … Lopez.
• Walter Gotell … Frankenheimer.
• Lauritz Falk … De Mare.
• Palle Granditsky … Hammar.
• Rosette Graboi … Francisca.
• Gabor Vernon … General Gami.
• Johan Clason … Fernandez.
• Miguel Franco … Larrinaga’s Murderer.
• Stefan Gryff … Ortega (as Stephen Gryff).
• David Swift … Zaforteza.

Trivia

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Mats Arehn.
• Producer(s): Ingemar Ejve.
• Writer(s): Mats Arehn, Ingemar Ejve, and Lars-Magnus Jansson.
• Music: Allan Pettersson.
• Cinematography: Lennart Carlsson.
• Editor(s): Ingemar Ejve.
• Production: Nordisk Tonefilm, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), and Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI).
• Distributor(s): SF.
• Release Date: 11 July 1977.
• Running time: 96 minutes.
• Country: Sweden.
• Language: English and Swedish.

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