"Fiendens fiende" (1990) TV mini-series

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Writers:

Jan Guillou (novel)
Thomas Borgström (teleplay) ...

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 December 1990 (Sweden)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Someone is killing off Swedish military officers and making it look like the works of Soviet agents...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Political | Based On Novel

Cast

Peter Haber	...	Carl Gustaf Gilbert Hamilton (8 episodes, 1990)
Maria Grip	...	Eva-Britt Jönsson (8 episodes, 1990)
Sture Djerf	...	DG (8 episodes, 1990)
Bernt Lindqvist	...	Näslund (8 episodes, 1990)
Kjell Lennartsson	...	Samuel Ulfsson (8 episodes, 1990)
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Jurij Tjivartsjev (8 episodes, 1990)
Christer Söderlund	...	Gert Glücher (8 episodes, 1990)
Jan Guillou	...	Narrator (8 episodes, 1990)
Witold Daniec	...	Misja Cholin (7 episodes, 1990)
Gösta Bredefeldt	...	Stig Sandström / ... (6 episodes, 1990)
Hans Ullberg	...	ÖB (5 episodes, 1990)
Mia Florberger	...	Maria Tersén (4 episodes, 1990)
Per Morberg	...	Joar Lundwall (4 episodes, 1990)
Katarina Kovacs	...	Tatjana Ljublimov (4 episodes, 1990)
Pekka Paloviita	...	Åke Stålhandske (4 episodes, 1990)

Also Known As:

Enemy's Enemy

Runtime:

60 min (8 episodes)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Norway:15 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Agadir, Morocco

Company:

Nordisk Television AB

Trivia:

Stig Sandström is just an alias for the real Sovjet-spy and renegade Stig Bergling, who defected in 1987 and successfully ran from the secret service watch.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Hamilton (1998)

First class Swedish thriller

This is as good as a thriller can get. The Carl Hamilton saga picks up in a great manner with this TV miniseries from 1990. Peter Haber replaces Stellan Skarsgård as Hamilton and brings much intensity to the part. He shows that although he isn't as big name as Skarsgård, he is still a capable actor, perhaps as capable. Yevgeniy Lazarev makes a great supporting role as the unlikely and unexpected sidekick to Hamilton, the GRU officer Chivartchev.

The stages shift between Sweden, Russia and Palestine and there is a lot of exciting action. At the same time, the plot is very strong and involves a good deal of love scenes and dramatic scenes as well. Hamilton balances on the edge of the razor, caught in a spy game and torn between his relationship with a Swedish policewoman and infatuation with a beautiful Russian woman, Irina.

It is just such an enjoyable series and the original Hamilton author Jan Guillou provides an insightful opening commentary in each part. This is the best Sweden has to offer.