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Wallander: Faceless Killers / The Man Who Smiled / The Fifth Woman
Starring: Kenneth Branagh
Directed by: Hettie Macdonald , Aisling Walsh
Produced by: Sanne Wohlenberg
Written by: Henning Mankell
Kenneth Branagh returns in his BAFTA®-Award winning role as Kurt Wallander, a brilliant but only-too-human detective who battles crimes and his own demons in seaside Sweden. In three powerful stories, Wallander stops at nothing to find the killers of an elderly couple, an old friend and a poet. Based on the best-selling novels of Henning Mankell. As seen on PBS Masterpiece Mystery!
Item Number: 15538
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 4 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
English Subtitled for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
• Wallander Country
• Being Kurt Wallander
The award-winning drama returns as Kenneth Branagh resumes the role of Wallander in these three thrilling tales set in the beautiful landscape of southern Sweden!
Based on the novels by Henning Mankell, these stories follow Kurt Wallander, a sensitive but brilliant detective - a man who takes each murder case he works on personally and will stop at nothing in his search for the truth, even at the expense of his health and his family life. Beautifully filmed, Wallander is a compelling series featuring an extremely likeable and entirely believable character and bold, powerful stories.
Faceless Killers:
An elderly man is brutally murdered and his wife left to die - a noose around her neck. Wallander arrives in time to hear her last word - ‘foreigners'. Suspicion soon falls on the local migrant community, creating a tense situation which starts to spiral out of control when a killer seeks revenge for the death of the elderly couple.
The Man Who Smiled:
Wallander has decided to quit the police force for good. When an old friend comes to Wallander with concerns over the death of his father, Wallander says he can't help. But when his friend is also found dead, shot three times, Wallander regrets his decision and returns to work on what may be a double murder case.
The Fifth Woman:
Wallander investigates a series of savage murders: a poet is impaled on bamboo spikes; a local shop owner is starved and then strangled. The only connection - the men were violent and unlikeable and the killer made sure they suffered. Wallander must discover the connection between these crimes if he is to stop a serial killer from striking again.
Faceless Killers:
| Maria Lovgren | --- | Karin Bertling |
| Kurt Wallander | --- | Kenneth Branagh |
| Linda Wallander | --- | Jeany Spark |
| Jamal | --- | Arsher Ali |
| Peters | --- | Tom McCall |
| Nyberg | --- | Richard McCabe |
| Povel Wallander | --- | David Warner |
| Anne-Britt Hoglund | --- | Sarah Smart |
| Stefan Nystrom | --- | Roger Watkins |
| Hanna Lovgren | --- | Joanne Howarth |
| Lisa Holgersson | --- | Sadie Shimmin |
| Daniel Gylling | --- | William Scott-Masson |
| Gertrude | --- | Polly Hemingway |
| Lars Herdin | --- | Dave Hill |
| Bank Manager | --- | Josh Cole |
| Anita Johansson | --- | Dearbhla Molloy |
| Migrant Worker | --- | Dhaffer L'Abidine |
| Rune Bergman | --- | Michael Gould |
| Ellen Magnusson | --- | June Watson |
| Valfrid Strom | --- | Fredrik Gunnarsson |
Directed by Hettie Macdonald
Written by Richard Cottan, Henning Mankell
Produced by Sanne Wohlenberg
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton
Original Music by Martin Phipps
Cinematography by Igor Martinovic
Film Editing by Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
The Man Who Smiled:
| Kurt Wallander | --- | Kenneth Branagh |
| Gustaf Torstensson | --- | Roland Hedlund |
| Sten Torstensson | --- | David Sibley |
| Povel Wallander | --- | David Warner |
| Anna | --- | Sally Hurst |
| Lisa Holgersson | --- | Sadie Shimmin |
| Anne-Britt Hoglund | --- | Sarah Smart |
| Nyberg | --- | Richard McCabe |
| Anders Ekman | --- | Vincent Regan |
| Sjølander | --- | Kimmo Rajala |
| Linda Wallander | --- | Jeany Spark |
Directed by Andy Wilson
Written by Simon Donald, Richard Cottan, Henning Mankell
Produced by Sanne Wohlenberg
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton
Original Music by Ruth Barrett
Cinematography by Igor Martinovic
Film Editing by Sue Wyatt
Costume Design by Barbara Kidd
The Fifth Woman:
| Kurt Wallander | --- | Kenneth Branagh |
| Yvonne | --- | Claire Cox |
| Linda Wallander | --- | Jeany Spark |
| Holger Eriksson | --- | Howard Swinson |
| Povel Wallander | --- | David Warner |
| Gertrude | --- | Polly Hemingway |
| Magnus Martinsson | --- | Tom Hiddleston |
| Sven Tyren | --- | John-Paul Hurley |
| Nyberg | --- | Richard McCabe |
| Gosta Runfeldt | --- | Stefan Karlsson |
| Anne-Britt Hoglund | --- | Sarah Smart |
| Vanja Andersson | --- | Saskia Reeves |
| Lisa Holgersson | --- | Sadie Shimmin |
| Bo Runfeldt | --- | Edward Hughes |
| Inga Wallander | --- | Phyllis Logan |
| Katerina Taxall | --- | Alice Mary |
| Yiva Brink | --- | Sanchia McCormack |
| Eugen Blomberg | --- | Fredrik Dolk |
| Adela Blomberg | --- | Beatie Edney |
| Neighbour | --- | Joanna Bacon |
Directed by Aisling Walsh
Written by Richard Cottan, Henning Mankell
Produced by Sanne Wohlenberg
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton
Original Music by Vince Pope
Cinematography by Lukas Strebel
Film Editing by Kristina Hetherington
Costume Design by Barbara Kidd
"You could see the whole of life churning away in Branagh's eyes" Observer
"Fine, sophisticated television" The Times
"Kenneth Branagh's performance is close to perfect" Sunday Times
"All of this misery was an absolute delight" Telegraph
"slow-burning, beautifully filmed (rather like a Volvo advert, with stylish bleached-out colours) mysteries"
Independent
"some of the most ravishing scenery ever to grace the small screen" Daily Mail
"top quality detective drama" Star
