Set in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.
as Dag Hammarskjöld
as Bill Ranallo
as Wieschhoff
as Ralph Bunche
as Hanna
as Moise Tshombe
as Peter Levin
as Hunter
as Renard
as Baldini
as Lord Lansdowne
as Hammarskjöld's Butler
as Hellemans
as John F. Kennedy
as Sture Linner
as Lone Ranger
as Bloock
as Patrice Lumumba
as Ruth Tshombe
as Bo Beskow
as Shelton
as Conor O'Brien
as Nikita Khrushchev
as Kirov
as Vilon
as Donald Smith
as Greta Beskow
as Martin
as Williams
as DC-6 Navigator
as Young Peter Levin
as Reporter
as Young Dag Hammarskjöld
as Reporter no 3 at Leopoldville Airport
as US Ambassador
as Technician
as Kennedy's Advisor
as Gallway
as Stranger in Restroom
as Radcliff
as Helleman's Wife
as Reporter no 1 at UN Conference
as DC-6 Air Steward
as DC-6 Co-Pilot
as French Ambassador
as Belgian Advisor
as Congo Red
as Captain Hallonqvist
as Reporter no 1 at Leopoldville Airport
as Chilean Ambassador (uncredited)
as Ambassador -Under-Secretary (uncredited)
as US Deputy Ambassador (uncredited)