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6.5/10   214 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Guy Elmes (writer)
Samuel Roeca (story)
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Release Date:
7 February 1972 (Sweden) more
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Plot:
A man named Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for an axe-murder. Falsely convicted under a plea of "guilty due to insanity"... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Max von Sydow ... Salem
Trevor Howard ... The Inspector

Liv Ullmann ... Ester Jenks
Per Oscarsson ... Dr. Anton Jenks
Rupert Davies ... Mr. Clemens
Andrew Keir ... Dr. Kemp
Jim Kennedy ... Carl
Arthur Hewlett ... Pop
Hanne Bork ... Emmie
Gretchen Franklin ... Mrs. Hansen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen ... Mr. Torens
Lotte Freddie ... Britt Torens
Erik Kühnau ... Police Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lunatic (USA) (reissue title)
Papegojan (Sweden)
Salem Come to Supper
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Runtime:
106 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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The Parrot: Salem, come to supper! more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Change the films title to welcome visitor its that good., 13 July 2003
10/10
Author: NEIL-213 from Nottinghamshire, England

This film grabs you from start to finish.The clever way that Max Von Sydow,s character Salem executes his plan is engrossing.All the acting in this film is brilliant,but special credit has to go to Trevor Howard,s performance playing an ageing world weary inspector perfectly.It says a lot for the power of this film that although i have not been able to see it for over 10 years due to no dvd or video being available in the UK, it would still be in my top 20 movies ever.The plot was so good that i thought the ending would have to let it down,but instead turns out to be one of the best bits.

A forgotten masterpiece that far too few people have seen if the number of people that have voted for it is anything to go by.

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