The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Swedish theatrical release poster
SwedishMän som hatar kvinnor
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Directed byNiels Arden Oplev
Screenplay by
Based onThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Produced bySøren Stærmose
Starring
CinematographyEric Kress
Edited byAnne Østerud
Music byJacob Groth
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 27 February 2009 (2009-02-27) (Sweden and Denmark)
  • 1 October 2009 (2009-10-01) (Germany)
Running time
153 minutes
Countries
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Germany
LanguageSwedish
Budget$13 million
Box office$104 million

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish: Män som hatar kvinnor, lit.'Men Who Hate Women') is a 2009 crime thriller film directed by Niels Arden Oplev from a screenplay by Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel and produced by Søren Stærmose, based on the 2005 novel by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, the first entry in his Millennium series. The film stars Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace.

That same year, two sequels—The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest—were released in September and November, respectively. The next year, all three were expanded into a six-part television miniseries.