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Viggo Mortensen

Actor Viggo Mortensen speaks four languages and is of mixed American and Danish background. Has the American movie industry contributed to the 'Hollywoodisation' of global culture?

HARDtalk speaks to award winning film star, Viggo Mortensen. Known to many for his starring role in 'The Lord of the Rings', he is not your average Hollywood leading man. Fluent in four languages and of mixed American and Danish background, he spent his childhood in three continents - so, what is his response to critics who say the American movie industry has contributed to the 'Hollywoodisation' of global culture and killed diversity?

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 May 2014 03:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Presenter Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest Viggo Mortensen

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