The Last Contract

Mar 6, 1998

1h 55m

★ 5.6

Overview

Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Filmlance International

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Cast

Roger Nyman

Mikael Persbrandt

John Gales alias Ray Lambert

Michael Kitchen

Nina Nyman

Pernilla August

Bo Ekman

Reine Brynolfsson

Tom Nielsen, the hitman

Bjørn Floberg

Helene Salonen, the secret police

Jacqueline Ramel

Max Berg, the corrupt journalist

Leif Andrée

Holmgren, Lisa, journalist

Cecilia Ljung

Peter Bark

Mathias Henrikson

Appelqvist, the secret police

Donald Högberg

KG, the secret police

Per Ragnar

Claudia Galli Concha

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