The Dogs of Riga (1995)
Overview
A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 0.353 |
Directed By
Per Berglund
Crew
Henning Mankell
Lars Björkman
Henning Mankell
Gertrud Bengtsson
Lars-Christer Paulsson
Lars Gudbrand
Tibor Fonyodi
Anders Eklund
Monica Hägerström
Tina Johansson
Gunnel Blomberg
Patrik Wiberg
Peter Bävman
Gert Wibe
Leif Kristiansson
Tony Forsberg
Per Berglund
Thomas Lindahl
TOP CAST
Rolf Lassgård
Kurt Wallander
Björn Kjellman
Blomman
Benny Poulsen
Karlis Liepa
Stellan Skarsgård
Magnus Björk
Charlotte Sieling
Baiba Liepa
Juris Kaminskis
Överste Murnieks
Pauls Butkevics
Överste Potris
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