Ghost Dog - the Way of the Samurai (1999)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Ghost Dog - the Way of the Samurai |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Swedish release | 2000-02-18 |
Cast
Titles
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Crew
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| Film Editor |
Cast
| Forest Whitaker | Ghost Dog | ||
| John Tormey | Louie | ||
| Cliff Gorman | Sonny Valerio | ||
| Henry Silva | Vargo | ||
| Isaach De Bankolé | Raymond | ||
| Victor Argo | Vinny | ||
| Tricia Vessey | Louise Vargo | ||
| Gene Ruffini | Old Consigliere | ||
| Richard Portnow | Handsome Frank | ||
| Camille Winbush | Pearline | ||
| Damon Whitaker | Ghost Dog som ung | ||
| Rob Kamphausen | Ghost Dog som tonåring | ||
| Frank Adonis | Valerios livvakt | ||
| Paul Diomede | den unge gangstern | ||
| Gary Farmer | Nobody | ||
| Kenny Guay | pojken i fönstret | ||
| Dennis Liu | den kinesiske restaurangägaren | ||
| Frank Minucci | Big Angie | ||
| RZA | den kamouflerade samurajen | ||
| Johnny Morini | Vince Viverito |
Companies
| Production Company | Degeto-Film GmbH | ||
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| Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH | |||
| Plywood Productions | |||
| JVC Entertainment | |||
| Le Studio Canal+ | |||
| Bac Films SA | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Svensk Filmindustri | 2000 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | SF Home Entertainment | 2007 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 136600 |
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| Date | 2000-01-12 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3169 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 454-562-530-490-555-578 |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Digital |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 1999-05-18 | Cannes | France | |||
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| 1999-09-14 | Toronto | Canada | ||||
| First showing | 1999-10-06 | France | ||||
| Release in Sweden | 2000-02-18 | Capitol | Gothenburg | Sweden | 116 min | |
| 2000-02-18 | Kino | Lund | Sweden | 116 min | ||
| 2000-02-18 | Spegeln | Malmö | Sweden | 116 min | ||
| 2000-02-18 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 116 min | ||
| TV showing | 2003-05-25 | TV4 | Sweden | 111 min | ||
| DVD release | 2007-03-14 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2022-04-13 | Stockholm | Sweden |
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 | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3163 |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
