Poll: Swedes Playing Russians
For some reason, Swedish actors seem to have a knack for playing Russian characters. From this list of cinematic performances, which is your favorite? Discuss here
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Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932)
Greta Garbo as Grusinskaya in Grand Hotel (1932) -
Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935)
Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina in Anna Karenina (1935) -
Greta Garbo in Ninotchka (1939)
Greta Garbo as Nina Ivanovna Yakushova in Ninotchka (1939) -
"Anastasia" Ingrid Bergman in Character c. 1956
Ingrid Bergman as Anna Koreff in Anastasia (1956) -
Anita Ekberg in War and Peace (1956)
Anita Ekberg as Helene Kuragina in War and Peace (1956) -
Bibi Andersson in The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Bibi Andersson as Erika Kosnov in The Kremlin Letter (1970) -
Max von Sydow in The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Max von Sydow as Colonel Kosnov in The Kremlin Letter (1970) -
Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985)
Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) -
Dolph Lundgren in Red Scorpion (1988)
Dolph Lundgren as Lt. Nikolai Rachenko in Red Scorpion (1988) -
Stellan Skarsgård in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Stellan Skarsgård as Captain Tupolev in The Hunt for Red October (1990) -
Lena Olin in Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Lena Olin as Mona Demarkov in Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) -
Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye (1995) -
Max von Sydow in Citizen X (1995)
Max von Sydow as Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky in Citizen X (1995) -
Peter Stormare in Armageddon (1998)
Peter Stormare as Lev Andropov in Armageddon (1998) -
Alicia Vikander in Anna Karenina (2012)
Alicia Vikander as Katerina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Shcherbatsky in Anna Karenina (2012) -
Michael Nyqvist in John Wick (2014)
Michael Nyqvist as Viggo Tarasov in John Wick (2014) -
Noomi Rapace in Child 44 (2015)
Noomi Rapace as Raisa Demidov in Child 44 (2015) -
Tom Hardy and Joel Kinnaman in Child 44 (2015)
Joel Kinnaman as Vasili in Child 44 (2015) -
Fares Fares in Child 44 (2015)
Fares Fares as Alexei Andreyev in Child 44 (2015) -
Peter Stormare in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Peter Stormare as Abram Tarasov in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) -
Michael Nyqvist in Europa Report (2013)
Michael Nyqvist as Andrei Blok in Europa Report (2013) Added November 22, 2021 -
David Dencik in No Time to Die (2021)
David Dencik as Valdo Obruchev in No Time to Die (2021) Added November 22, 2021