A lot of footage is missing here, the film is truncated as a number of scenes are missing, and you just have to guess what went on in between. That makes the plot not easy to follow as there are too many disturbing gaps, but there is nothing wrong with the acting, the cinematography or the direction. An American (John Ireland) comes to Sweden having waited "eight years to travel 6000 miles to kill a man", the man who wrongfully put him to jail and whom we will never see. It is purposely a rather ambiguous and enigmatic film, as you get too little of it and there are too many questions left unanswered. The most important supporting role is that of Birgitta Andersson, who later made a great career as a comedian, but here she is just perfect as the perfect and willing prostitute. The other female part is the beauty of the German Ellen Schwiers, who gradually takes over the plot completely. John Ireland always made interesting roles with his introspective rather sinister mood and type, and it would be interesting to have the lost footage recovered. That would make the film more reasonable.
Review of No Time to Kill
