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The Black Pimpernel (Swedish: Svarta nejlikan; Spanish: El Clavel negro) is a Swedish drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist and Lisa Werlinder. The film also features Kate Del Castillo, Luis Gnecco and Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part.
The film is about Harald Edelstam, Sweden’s ambassador to Chile, who after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet in 1973, managed to save the lives of more than 1,300 people by taking them to his embassy and transporting them to Sweden.
His name comes from the fictional hero The Scarlet Pimpernel who saved many lives during the French Revolution.
The film was shot in Chile in the spring of 2006 and opened September 14, 2007.
Original Release
03/23/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Nyqvist | Harald Edelstam |
Lumi Cavazos | Ana Dominguez |
Kate del Castillo | Consuelo Fuentes |
Lisa Werlinder | Susanne Martens |
Carsten Norgaard | Winther |
Cristián Campos | Coronel Maldonado |
Patrick Bergin | US Ambassador |
Daniel Giménez Cacho | Ricardo Fuentes |
Luis Gnecco | Oliva - Chief of Protocoll |
Ramón Núñez | Cuban Ambassador |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Nyqvist | Harald Edelstam |
Lumi Cavazos | Ana Dominguez |
Kate del Castillo | Consuelo Fuentes |
Lisa Werlinder | Susanne Martens |
Carsten Norgaard | Winther |
Cristián Campos | Coronel Maldonado |
Patrick Bergin | US Ambassador |
Daniel Giménez Cacho | Ricardo Fuentes |
Luis Gnecco | Oliva - Chief of Protocoll |
Ramón Núñez | Cuban Ambassador |
Rolando Garza | Carlos Cárdenas |
Gabriela Aguilera | Julia |
Amanda Borgnon | Young Ana 1941 |
Trinidad Gonzalez | Secretary Swedish Embassy |
Pedro Vicuña | Father Soto |
José Ignacio García | Officer |
Edgardo Bruna | Hotel Owner |
Sergio Madrid | Medical Director / Medical Doctor |
Alvaro Uccelletti | Doctor |
Lasse Lunderskov | Ernesto |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raquel Guajardo | Executive Producer |
Karen Baumbach | Producer |
Enrique Lerman | Producer |
Michael Lunderskov | Producer |
Regina Montemayor | Producer |
Mario Ricci | Producer |
Jorge Soto | Producer |