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Hammarskjöld (film)
''Hammarskjöld'' is a 2023 Swedish biographical drama film directed by Per Fly. It is based on the final weeks of former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. ''Hammarskjöld'' had its world premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2024. Plot Set during the Cold War in 1961, the film follows diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld as he embarks on a critical mission to negotiate a ceasefire. After leading UN troops in their first wartime operation, Hammarskjöld boards a plane in a desperate effort to secure peace amidst mounting tensions with his adversaries. Cast *Mikael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjöld * Francis Chouler as Bill Ranallo * Cian Barry as Wieschhoff *Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Moise Tshombe *Colin Salmon as Ralph Bunche * Sara Soulié as Hanna * Adam Neill as Lord Lansdowne * Celine Tshika as Ruth Tshombe *Thure Lindhardt as Peter Levin * Jordan Duvigneau as Patrice Lumumba * Seán Duggan as Conor O'Brien * Vasiliy Mishchenko as Niki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Fly
Per Fly Plejdrup (born 14 January 1960) is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He has made many films and television shows broadcast on Danish television. Per Fly's awards includes the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize in 2005. Biography Fly graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 1993. He debuted in 2000 with the feature film '' Bænken'' (''The Bench''), which told the story of Kaj, a man whose life has led him into serious alcoholism. This film was the first part of what would become the Denmark trilogy, which portrayed situations and characters from the lower, upper and middle classes in Denmark, in that order. The stop-motion animation film '' Prop og Berta ''(''Prop and Berta'', 2001) followed ''Bænken'', but was not part of the trilogy. The trilogy continued with '' Arven'' (''The Inheritance'', 2003) depicting the upper class, and the middle class in '' Drabet ''(''Manslaughter'', 2005). In 2007 he shot a series entitled '' Fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvin Endre
Edvin Leonard Hugo Endre (born ) is a Swedish actor, best known for his role as 'Mister' in the 2013 Swedish comedy film ''Studentfesten''. From 2014 to 2016, he portrayed the recurring character Erlendur, son of King Horik, in the historical drama television series ''Vikings''. www.expression.se (Google translation) Accessed 2016-4-14 In 2016, Endre portrayed Matti Nykänen, a former world champion Finnish ski jumper in the British biographical sports film ''Eddie the Eagle''. In 2018, he played the role of Semigallian Duke Namejs in the historical fiction action film ''The Pagan King''. Background Endre is the son of Swedish actress Lena Endre and actor and former footballer Thomas Hanzon. Filmography Film *'' The Hidden Child'' (2013), young Axel *''Eddie the Eagle'' (2016), Matti Nykänen *''The Pagan King'' (2018), Nameisis *''Hammarskjöld'' (2023) Television *''Vikings'' (2014–2016), Prince Erlendur *'' Fortitude'' (2017-2018), Rune Lennox *''Idaten'' (2019), Danie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (born 13 July 2000) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix series ''The Rain'' and '' Borgen – Power & Glory''. In 2022, Tønnesen starred in the Netflix multilingual mystery-science fiction series ''1899.'' Early life Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has a younger sister, who is an acrobat. At the age of nine, he enrolled in a singing school in Copenhagen, joining a choir and travelling the world. In the summer of 2012, his father sent a recording of him singing to an audition, which landed Tønnesen the leading role in a theatre play called ''Cirkus Summarum''. Following this, Tønnesen expressed a deep interest in acting. Career Tønnesen began his career in film in the Danish comedy ''Player''. He went on to appear in the film ''The Keeper of Lost Causes''. In 2014, he made his way into television by playing a regular role in the Danish series ''Tidsrejsen''. In 2015, he starred as Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Anstey
Norman Anstey, is a South African actor, singer, voice artist, presenter and MC. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; ''Black Sails'', ''Heartlines'', and ''Snitch''. Personal life Norman Anstey was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed education from many schools including Rudolf Steiner School in Chambi-sur-Montreux, Switzerland. Then he studied drama at the De Leon Drama School in Richmond, Surrey UK. Before starting drama career, he worked as a tour guide on Dalmatian Coast, then as a shipping clerk at Automobile Association SA, and an office worker at Die Afrikaanse Pers and functions Barman. He is married to Penny, who was a ballet dancer with PACT ballet. The couple has two daughters: Amy and Jay, are both actresses. His daughter Jay Anstey Jessica "Jay" Carly Anstey (born 13 February 1991), popularly known as Jay Anstey, is a South African actress and model. She is best known for the roles in the films, ''Sleeper's Wake'', ''Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (actor, Born 1972)
David James (born 28 October 1972) is a South African film, theatre and television actor known mainly for playing the villainous Koobus Venter in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film ' (2009). He is also known to South African audiences for his 2004–2006 appearance as "Mad Dog" on the long-running soap opera ''Isidingo'', for his portrayal as Joel Joffe in the 2010 and 2011 stage productions of ''Rivonia Trial'', and for his role as radio station manager Hermanus Meyer on the soap opera '' Rhythm City'' (2012–2013). Early life James grew up in Paarl, Western Cape on a wine farm. His family were conservatives and separatists, his father a Dutch Reformed man, whereas James was liberal. He and his family also clashed early on regarding his choice of careers. As a young man, James struck a bargain with his family that if he were to receive his WP-colours in sports, he could then pursue his choice of studies. After accomplishing this and after his tour of duty in the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Phillipson
Caspar Phillipson (born 13 January 1971) is a Danish actor and singer who perform on screen, stage, and as a voice actor, predominantly in Scandinavian productions. Phillipson is best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy in the 2016 film '' Jackie''. Although Phillipson appears in ''Jackie'' for only ten minutes, his resemblance to Kennedy has been considered unusually striking. Phillipson has subsequently portrayed Kennedy in other projects, including the TV series ''Project Blue Book'' and the films ''Blonde'' (2022), '' Hammarskjöld'' (2023), and '' Maria'' (2024). Biography His father, Robert Phillipson, was an associate professor of English at Roskilde University and his stepmother, Finnish Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, was a linguist. Because of Caspar's Scottish father, he grew up bilingual. His biological mother is Danish Helle-Vibeke Brinch. Phillipson work as a stage actor, screen actor, and voice actor. As a voice actor, Phillipson has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and the Premier of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964. During his tenure, he stunned the communist world with his denunciation of his predecessor Joseph Stalin and embarked on a campaign of de-Stalinization with his key ally Anastas Mikoyan. Khrushchev sponsored the early Soviet space program and presided over various domestic reforms. After some false starts, and a Cuban Missile Crisis, narrowly avoided nuclear war over Cuba, he conducted successful negotiations with the United States to reduce Cold War tensions. In 1964, the Kremlin circle Nikita Khrushchev#Removal, stripped him of power, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as the First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as the Premier. Khrushchev was born in a village in western Russia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliy Mishchenko
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasily I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasily II of Moscow Grand Prince from 1425–1462 *Vasili III of Russia Grand Prince from 1505–1533 *Vasili IV of Russia Tsar from 1606–1610 *Basil Fool for Christ (1469–1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny *Vasily Alekseyev (1942–2011), Soviet weightlifter *Vasily Arkhipov (1926–1998), Soviet Naval officer in the Cuban Missile Crisis *Vasily Boldyrev (1875–1933), Russian general *Vasily Chapayev (1887–1969), Russian Army commander *Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982), Soviet marshal *Vasily Degtyaryov (1880–1949), Russian weapons designer and Major General *Vasily Dzhugashvili (1921–1962), Stalin's son *Vasili Golovachov (born 1948), Russian science fiction author *Vasily Grossman (1905–1964), Soviet writer and journalist *Vasily Ignatenko (1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien (3 November 1917 – 18 December 2008), often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish diplomat, politician, writer, historian and academic, who served as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1973 to 1977, a Senator for Dublin University from 1977 to 1979, a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-East constituency from 1969 to 1977, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from January 1973 to March 1973. His opinion of Britain's role in Ireland subsequent to the partition of the island and the independence of the Free State in 1921 changed during the 1970s, in response to the outbreak of The Troubles. He now saw opposing nationalist and unionist traditions as irreconcilable, and switched from a nationalist to a unionist view of Irish politics and history, and from opposition to support for partition. Cruise O'Brien's outlook was radical and seldom orthodox. He summarised his position as intending "to administer an electri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Duggan
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. In the Irish language, the presence and placement of the síneadh fada is significant, as it changes the meaning of the name. The word "Sean" in Irish means "old", while the word "Séan" means "omen". For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Irish has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
