The Assignment (Swedish: Uppdraget ) is a 1977 Swedish drama film directed by Mats Arehn and starring Christopher Plummer, Thomas Hellberg and Carolyn Seymour. A Swedish foreign office official travels to South America on a peace-making mission. It was based on the novel Uppdraget by Per Wahlöö.
Cast
Christopher Plummer as Captain Behounek
Thomas Hellberg as Erik Dalgren
Carolyn Seymour as Danica Rodriguez
Fernando Rey as Roberto Bidara
Per Oscarsson as Sixto
Sten Johan Hedman as Lopez
Walter Gotell as Frankenheimer
Lauritz Falk as De Mare
Palle Granditsky as Hammar
Rosette Graboi as Francisca
Gabor Vernon as General Gami
Johan Clason as Fernandez
Miguel Franco as Larrinaga's Murderer
Stefan Gryff as Ortega
David Swift as Zaforteza