The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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2009
2h 32m
7.5(3112 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Crime
Mystery

Overview

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

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Production Companies

Det Danske Filminstitut
Nordisk Film Denmark
ZDF
Yellow Bird
Film Capital Stockholm
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Svenska Filminstitutet
SVT
Film i Väst

Videos & Trailers

3 videos

Cast & Crew

53 members
Acting

Michael Nyqvist

Mikael Blomkvist

Michael Nyqvist
Acting

Noomi Rapace

Lisbeth Salander

Noomi Rapace
Acting

Lena Endre

Erika Berger

Lena Endre
Acting

Sven-Bertil Taube

Henrik Vanger

Sven-Bertil Taube
Acting

Peter Haber

Martin Vanger

Peter Haber
Acting

Peter Andersson

Nils Bjurman

Peter Andersson
Acting

Marika Lagercrantz

Cecilia Vanger

Marika Lagercrantz
Acting

Ingvar Hirdwall

Dirch Frode

Ingvar Hirdwall
Acting

Björn Granath

Gustav Morell

Björn Granath
Acting

Ewa Fröling

Harriet Vanger

Ewa Fröling
Acting

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Dragan Armanskij

Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Acting

Annika Hallin

Annika Giannini

Annika Hallin
Acting

Sofia Ledarp

Malin Erikson

Sofia Ledarp
Acting

Tomas Köhler

Plague

Tomas Köhler
Acting

David Dencik

Janne Dahlman

David Dencik
Acting

Stefan Sauk

Hans-Erik Wennerström

Stefan Sauk
Acting

Gösta Bredefeldt

Harald Vanger

Gösta Bredefeldt
Acting

Fredrik Ohlsson

Gunnar Brännlund

Fredrik Ohlsson
Acting

Jacob Ericksson

Christer Malm

Jacob Ericksson
Acting

Gunnel Lindblom

Isabella Vanger

Gunnel Lindblom
Acting

Barbro Enberg

Older Lady

Barbro Enberg
Acting

Reuben Sallmander

Enrico Giannini

Reuben Sallmander
Acting

Yasmine Garbi

Mimmi Wu

Yasmine Garbi
Acting

Georgi Staykov

Alexander Zalachenko

Georgi Staykov
Acting

Nina Norén

Agneta Salander

Nina Norén
Acting

Emil Almén

Police in Dalarna

Emil Almén
Acting

Louise Ryme

Receptionist

Louise Ryme
Acting

Pale Olofsson

Judge

Pale Olofsson
Acting

Mikael Rahm

Editor

Mikael Rahm
Acting

Willie Andréason

Birger Vanger

Willie Andréason
Acting

Lennart R. Svensson

Policeman in the Woods

Lennart R. Svensson
Acting

Karl Oscar Törnros

Huligan #1

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Acting

Kalled Mustonen

Huligan #2

Kalled Mustonen
Acting

Henrik Knutsson

Huligan #3

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Acting

Alexandra Pascalidou

Female TV Reporter

Alexandra Pascalidou
Acting

Tehilla Blad

Young Lisbeth Salander

Tehilla Blad
Acting

Julia Sporre

Young Harriet Vanger

Julia Sporre
Acting

Laura Lind

Jennie Giannini

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Acting

Isabella Isacson

Monica Giannini

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Acting

Richard Franc

Gottfried Vanger

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Acting

Magnus Stenius

Prison Guard

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Acting

Daniel Abreu

Man (uncredited)

Daniel Abreu
Acting

Sofia Brattwall

Marie (uncredited)

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Acting

Christian Fiedler

Otto Falk (uncredited)

Christian Fiedler
Acting

Jannike Grut

Prison Guard Anette (uncredited)

Jannike Grut
Acting

Alexandra Hummingson

Journalist / Murder Victim (uncredited)

Alexandra Hummingson
Acting

Shaun R.L. King

Gang Member (uncredited)

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Crew

Henrik Kvarnlöt

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Henrik Kvarnlöt
Acting

Jan Mybrand

Economic Director (uncredited)

Jan Mybrand
Acting

Mika-Christer Mäenpää

Security Guard (uncredited)

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Acting

Sovi Rydén

Nurse (uncredited)

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Acting

Margareta Stone

Birgit Falk (uncredited)

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Lisbeth Åkerman

TV Reporter (uncredited)

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