The best Max von Sydow’s crime movies

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

10/04/1929- 08/03/2020
Max von Sydow (10 April 1929-8 March 2020) was a Swedish actor. He also held French citizenship since 2002. He starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more. He performed in films filmed in many languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, English, Italian, German, Danish, French and Spanish. Some of his most memorable film roles include knight Antonius Block in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (the first of his eleven films with Bergman and the film that includes the iconic shot of his career in the scene where he plays chess with Death), Jesus in George Stevens's The Greatest Story Ever Told, Father Merrin in Friedkin's The Exorcist, Joubert the assassin in Three Days of the Condor, and Ming the Merciless in the 1980 version of Flash Gordon. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award - Best Leading Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1988) and Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).
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Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3
6.2/10
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying
5.7/10
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

Citizen X

Citizen X
7.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 27/04/1996
  • Character: Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.

Sleepless

Sleepless
6.2/10
An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring
8/10
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.

Illustrious Corpses

Illustrious Corpses
7.3/10
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.

The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor
6.7/10
An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.

The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum
6.3/10
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

Embassy

Embassy
5.1/10
A KGB assassin infiltrates the American embassy in Beirut in an attempt to eliminate a Russian defector being protected by the CIA.

The Repenter

The Repenter
6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 15/11/1985
  • Character: Spinola
Film starring Franco Nero, Tony Musante and Erik Estrada

The First, the Last

The First, the Last
6.3/10
Apocalyptic neo-western about two gangsters, a town full of crazy people and Jesus...

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File
6.8/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 16/02/1985
  • Character: Peter Barak
Lt. Theo Kojak uncovers a Nazi conspiracy.

Target Eagle

Target Eagle
4.2/10
A Spanish police chief hires an undercover agent (a Jewish mercenary(?)) to infiltrate a gang of heroin smugglers. The mercenary is code-named Eagle because of a tattoo. Infiltrating the gang, he uses a female agent as a point of contact. However, as he gets deeper into the gang, he discovers that there bigger goings-on than dope. The gang is involved in the transportation of smuggled uranium for the manufacture of nuclear arms for sale to Libya and other aspiring third world countries. Things get even stickier when a ruthless bad guy shows up and he turns out to be one of Eagle's former cohorts in the Foreign Legion.

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