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1960

When Darkness Falls

Directed by Arne Mattsson
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.

Duration

1h 53m

Released

December 26, 1960

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5.4

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Cast21

  • Karl-Arne Holmsten
  • Nils Asther
  • Birgitta Pettersson
  • George Fant
  • Elsa Prawitz
  • Adolf Jahr
  • Mimi Nelson
  • Sif Ruud
  • Hjördis Petterson

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