Leif Magnusson

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Leif Magnusson

Born May 2, 1956 · Lund, Sweden (age 70)

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Known For

EuropaEuropa · 1991
Europa
7.31991
MovieCrimeDrama
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
The Element of CrimeThe Element of Crime · 1984
The Element of Crime
6.41984
MovieCrimeDrama
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
Wallander: MissingWallander: Missing · 2013
Wallander: Missing
5.32013
MovieThrillerCrime
A girl disappears on her way to school, and suspicion falls on her father who has been fighting for her custody. Wallander's investigation is helped when he visits a woman whom he had arrested when her own daughter disappeared.
Wallander: The CourierWallander: The Courier · 2009
Wallander: The Courier
5.42009
MovieCrimeThriller
After the murder of a motorcyclist, an investigation reveals that bikers are being used as drug couriers from Denmark to Sweden and that the killing was part of a cartel power struggle.
EpidemicEpidemic · 1987
Epidemic
5.71987
MovieDramaHorror
A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
Et skud fra hjertetEt skud fra hjertet · 1986
Et skud fra hjertet
6.71986
MovieScience FictionThriller
In the future northern Europe is like a deserted and wild area. A group of soldiers has to take a dangerous political prisoner south, but their transport bus is subjected to an assault.
Wallander: The GuiltWallander: The Guilt · 2009
Wallander: The Guilt
5.42009
MovieCrimeThriller
When a young boy disappears from pre-school, Wallander joins a desperate search to find him. Suspicions immediately fall on a pedophile recently released from prison.
Sköna juvelerSköna juveler · 1984
Sköna juveler
3.21984
MovieComedyMystery
In a dystopian future two private detectives try to find a stolen bracelet.

Filmography

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WallanderWallander · 2005
Wallander
6.92005
SeriesDramaMystery
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The 2nd series of 13 films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films Before the Frost, Mastermind, and The Secret were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, Hämnden, was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. The BBC aired all 26 episodes of the Swedish television versions on BBC Four. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, will air in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel The Troubled Man, was released in cinemas in January 2013.

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