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Henning Mankell's Wallander (2009)

Krister Henriksson , Lena Endre , Stephan Apelgren , Anders Engstrom  |  Unrated |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Krister Henriksson, Lena Endre, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Bergman
  • Directors: Stephan Apelgren, Anders Engstrom, Jorn Faurschou, Jonas Grimas
  • Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: Swedish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Music Box Films
  • DVD Release Date: May 29, 2012
  • Run Time: 1170 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005DY0V7K
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,868 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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The Godfather of Swedish crime. --The Washington Post

Sweden's greatest living mystery writer. --Los Angeles Times

Product Description

A series of thirteen 90 minute episodes based on original stories from immensely popular Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, WALLANDER follows the titular chief inspector Kurt Wallander (Krister Henriksson) as he investigates crimes and solves mysteries in the deceptively dark underbelly of picturesque modern Sweden.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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90 of 92 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Season June 14, 2012
By Elyon
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In response to T.W. Yates review, the complete first season of Henning Mankell's Wallander is available from Mhz Networks; for some reason Amazon is only selling the first season in three DVD segments, rather than complete.

The Music Box collection of the second season is exceptional, as well as only enhanced by the addition of Lena Endre to the cast. The only caveat comes with the direction and over-use of soft, light-diffused cinematography in the episode titled Arvet (The Heritage), which is sadly intrusive.

While I have enjoyed both Rolf Lassgĺrd and Kenneth Branaghs'interpretations of Kurt Wallander, Krister Henriksson's characterization here remains, for me, the definitive portrayal of Mankell's world-weary detective, and the 26 episode Swedish television series the best of Wallander's appearances in film. If you are a fan of Mankell's detective in print, or Scandinavian crime dramas in general, this is not to be missed!
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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Series 2 June 9, 2012
Format:DVD
Note: Not described in the product description: this is all 13 episodes of the second season of the original swedish television series.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! July 30, 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This second series of 13 90-minute episodes is more slickly produced than the first series. The stories are solid and well-written. All episodes are again based on story outlines written for TV by Henning Mankell, and I have found each to be thoroughly engrossing. In addition, series 2 maintains the high level of acting from a group of very talented Swedish performers. Even though two of the main characters from series 1 are gone, Krister Henricksson remains fantastic as Kurt Wallander, and, IMHO, gives the best portrayal of the character. The subtitles can be a bit clunky at times even if one is very familiar with British English. A minor annoyance is that the subtitles do not denote when the characters are speaking a language other than Swedish, such as Russian or Polish, and sometimes that distinction is important to the plot.
I eagerly await series 3 in 2013.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Television
This series is stellar in its delivery, and Krister Henriksson is fantastic as the world-weary detective. Read more
Published 4 days ago by onthelam
3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE BEST
These episodes were a great disappointment for me. Right from the start Wallander was smoking and drinking, two things he was not to do for health reasons. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Irene Gierzak
5.0 out of 5 stars A real find.
Although Branaugh does a good job with the English version, it does not reach the excellence of the Swedish presentation.
Published 14 days ago by Alan Bauerschmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars Mankell's Wallander Swedish TV Series
Season 2: would love to find that a 3rd season had been, or was being released. In spite of the language being Swedish with English subtitles, the stories flow and the subtitling... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Es regnet
5.0 out of 5 stars This version of Wallander is one of the best police procedurals...
Very well written stories; very well acted. I have read comments that season 2 is more slickly produced than season 1, but I don't notice that difference. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pyatrus
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
We love it. My wife wanted me to order it on DVD. I am glad I did. A good change.
Published 1 month ago by Hope Woodruff Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars Swedes make the best Wallanders!
While the first twelve installments co-starring Johanna Sallstrom and Ola Rapace were superior in complexity and characterization, the thirteen stories in this set are extremely... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars The best
My favorite series. I buy them as gifts and people love the series. Doesn't get better than that. Money well spent. This seller is wonderful. Thanks for making my winter.
Published 1 month ago by Discriminating consumer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series
Outstanding. I prefered it to the Birtish "Wallender" series. Henning Mankell's WalIander is more complex and not just grim and depressing.
Published 2 months ago by Baking alot
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the original Swedish movies in the Swedish language!!
Love the plots, language and original Swedish settings. And Krister Henriksson really is Wallander. Wish there more episodes grouped together like this. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ruth Marie Eide
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