When Darkness Falls

Name: When Darkness Falls
Genre: Crime
Released: 1960-12-26
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Karl-Arne Holmsten, Nils Asther, Birgitta Pettersson, George Fant

När mörkret faller

1960 · 1h 53m · Crime · Sweden · Rated 15 (SE)

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes to the small village to find the murderer. He soon discovers the puzzle of evidence that makes almost everybody a suspect.

Directed by

Arne Mattsson

Written by

Maria Lang

Based on the novel by

Maria Lang

Starring

Karl-Arne Holmsten, Nils Asther, Birgitta Pettersson, George Fant

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Rating15 (SE)

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