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When Darkness Falls (1960)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Arne Mattsson
Writer : Maria Lang

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Karl-Arne Holmsten
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Christer Wijk
Nils Asther
Nils Asther
Vicar Tord Ekstedt
Birgitta Pettersson
Birgitta Pettersson
Elisabeth Rydén
George Fant
George Fant
Arne Sandell
Elsa Prawitz
Elsa Prawitz
Barbara Sandell
Adolf Jahr
Adolf Jahr
Connie Lundgren
Mimi Nelson
Mimi Nelson
Hjördis Holm
Sif Ruud
Sif Ruud
Frideborg Jansson
Hjördis Petterson
Hjördis Petterson
Tekla Motander
Bengt Brunskog
Bengt Brunskog
Mårten Gustavsson
Eva Sjöström
Eva Sjöström
Susanne Motander
Sigge Fürst
Sigge Fürst
Docent Ahlgren
Maritta Marke
Maritta Marke
Alice Broman
John Melin
John Melin
Cantor
Björn Gustafson
Björn Gustafson
Forensic investigator
Anna-Maria Giertz
Anna-Maria Giertz
Lotta Ekstedt
Sven-Erik Jacobsson
Sven-Erik Jacobsson
Carl Sixten
Stig Ternström
Stig Ternström
Bailiff
Marrit Ohlsson
Marrit Ohlsson
Anna-Greta
Curt Löwgren
Curt Löwgren
Train conductor
Anita Lindohf
Anita Lindohf

Crews

Arne Mattsson
Arne Mattsson
Director
Rune Waldekranz
Rune Waldekranz
Producer
Hilding Bladh
Hilding Bladh
Director of Photography
Lennart Wallén
Lennart Wallén
Editor
Bibi Lindström
Bibi Lindström
Production Design
Torbjörn Lundquist
Torbjörn Lundquist
Original Music Composer
David Norberg
David Norberg
Location Manager
Bertil Wiktorsson
Bertil Wiktorsson
Camera Operator
Maria Lang
Maria Lang
Screenplay
Maria Lang
Maria Lang
Novel
Lars Lalin
Lars Lalin
Production Sound Mixer
Alvar Granström
Alvar Granström
Costume Designer

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