The Last Contract
Mar 06 1998
•2h 55m
•Thriller, Crime
Young police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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Mikael Persbrandt
Roger Nyman
Michael Kitchen
John Gales alias Ray Lambert
Pernilla August
Nina Nyman
Reine Brynolfsson
Bo Ekman
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