# Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story is a 1985 NBC television film starring Richard Chamberlain about Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who was instrumental in saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust.
The film was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards (winning four) and a Golden Globe Award (for Richard Chamberlain).

## Cast

* Richard Chamberlain as Raoul Wallenberg
* Alice Krige as Baroness Lisl Kemeny
* Kenneth Colley as Adolf Eichmann
* Melanie Mayron as Sonja Kahn
* Stuart Wilson as Baron Gabor Kemeny
* Bibi Andersson as Major Von Dardel
* David Robb as Per Anger
* Mark Rylance as Nikki Fodor
* Ralph Arliss as Teicholz
* Keve Hjelm as Jacob Wallenberg
* Jimmy Nail as Vilmos Langfelder
* Olaf Pooley as Tibor Moritz
* Georgia Slowe as Hannah Moritz
* Guy Deghy as Admiral Nikolas Horthy
* Curt Lowens as Dieter Wisleceny

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 1985 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials (including Mini-Series) – Music | Jeff Clark, Paul Timothy Carden, Nicholas Eliopoulos, Jeff Koford, Donald J. Malouf, Richard Raderman, Greg Stacy, Dan Thomas, James Troutman, Mike Virnig, Tally Paulos, and John La Salandra | Won |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Dick Berg, Richard Irving, Lamont Johnson, and Phillip Levitan | Nominated |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Richard Chamberlain | Nominated |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | Lamont Johnson | Won |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Gerald Green | Nominated |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special | Charles Correll | Nominated |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Costuming | Thomas Welsh, Bob E. Horn, and Marko Cerovac | Won |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | Paul LaMastra | Won |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | Jeff Clark, Paul Timothy Carden, Nicholas Eliopoulos, Jeff Koford, Donald J. Malouf, Richard Raderman, Greg Stacy, Dan Thomas, James Troutman, Mike Virnig, Tally Paulos, and John La Salandra | Won |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Special | Robin Gregory, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, and Terry Porter | Nominated |
| 1985 | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Specials | Outstanding Achievement in Specials | Nominated |
| 1986 | American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Episode for a Television Mini-Series | Paul LaMastra (for "Part I") | Nominated |
| 1986 | American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Episode for a Television Mini-Series | Paul LaMastra (for "Part II") | Won |
| 1986 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Mini-Series Casting | Eleanor Cooke | Nominated |
| 1986 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials | Lamont Johnson | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Richard Chamberlain | Nominated |