The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Based On the book by Jonas Jonasson

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (Swedish: Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann), also known as The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, is a 2013 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Felix Herngren based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Jonas Jonasson. The film was screened in the Berlinale Special Gala section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was released in more than 40 countries and grossed more than US$50 million, making it the third highest grossing Swedish film of all time, only beaten by The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) and The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 88th Academy Awards.

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Release date:

December 25, 2013

Director:

Felix Herngren

Cast:

Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, Mia Skäringer, David Wiberg, Ralph Carlsson

Genre:

Adventure, Comedy, Black comedy, Tragicomedy

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Year page:

2013 in adaptations