Fargo (1996)

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Basic facts

Original title Fargo
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Awards
  • Academy Award of Merit
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
  • Prize
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1996-11-15

Cast

Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson

Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter

Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud

William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard

Harve Presnell
Wade Gustafson

Kristin Rudrüd
Jean Lundegaard

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Titles

Original title
  • Fargo
Swedish release title
  • Fargo
Title for Swedish Video release
  • Fargo

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson
Steve Buscemi Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare Gaear Grimsrud
William H. Macy Jerry Lundegaard
Harve Presnell Wade Gustafson
Kristin Rudrüd Jean Lundegaard
Tony Denman Scotty Lundegaard
Gary Houston
Sally Wingert det ilskna paret
Kurt Schweickhardt bilförsäljaren
Larissa Kokernot
Melissa Peterman prostituerade
Steve Reevis Shep Proudfoot
Warren Keith Reilly Diefenbach
Steve Edelman
Sharon Anderson programledare i morgonprogrammet
Larry Brandenburg Stan Grossman
James Gaulke federal polis
Michelle Suzanne Le Doux offret i bilen
John Carroll Lynch Norm Gunderson
Bruce Bohne Lou
Petra Boden kassörskan
Steve Park Mike Yanagita
Wayne Evenson kunden
Cliff Rakerd officer Olson
Jessica Shepherd hotellreceptionisten
Peter Schmitz flygplatsanställd
Steve Shaefer mekanikern
Michelle Hutchinson eskorten
David Lomax mannen i hallen
José Feliciano José Feliciano
Don William Skahill nattparkeringsvakten
Bain Boehlke Mr. Mohra
Rose Stockton Valerie
Robert Ozasky
John Bandemer poliser i Bismarck
Bark Beetle Narrator Don Wescott

Companies

Production Company Working Title Films
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
AB Svensk Filmindustri 1996
Distributor in Sweden (Video) SF Video 1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) SF Video 1997
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2007
Other Company PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Inc. (©)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 134206
Date 1996-10-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2677 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 561-492-567-542-515


Censorship number 134167
Date 1996-09-12
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 57 meters
Notes Trailer.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 24


Release dates

First showing 1996-03-08 USA
Release in Sweden 1996-11-15 Filmstaden Gothenburg Sweden 98 min
1996-11-15 Downtown Malmö Sweden 98 min
1996-11-15 Filmstaden Sergel Stockholm Sweden 98 min (samt ytterligare 11 platser)
Video release 1997-04 Sweden 94 min
TV showing 1999-10-31 TV4 Sweden 94 min
2001-03-18 TV4 Sweden 94 min
2004-10-15 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
2005-04-02 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
DVD release 2007-01-03 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2009-03-24
TV showing 2018-10-09 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-10-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-10-31 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-11-01 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-12-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-12-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-12-14 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-12-16 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-04 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-12 Sjuan Sweden
2019-01-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-18 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-24 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-25 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-25 Sjuan Sweden
2019-01-29 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-31 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-01-10 TV4 Film Sweden
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2022-01-27 TV4 Film Sweden
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2022-04-23 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-04-24 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-04-26 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-04-27 TV4 Film Sweden

Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 1997 Best Foreign Language Film
Prize New York 1996 (årets bästa film enl. NY:s filmkritiker)
Academy Award of Merit Los Angeles 1996 Frances McDormand (bästa kvinnliga huvudroll 1996)
Los Angeles 1996 Ethan Coen (bästa originalmanus 1996)
Los Angeles 1996 Joel Coen (bästa originalmanus 1996)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2676


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2680


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Slides 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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