Police lieutenant Nyman is murdered in his hospital bed and Martin Beck and his colleagues have another murder to solve. They discover that Nyman was a very tough policeman who received ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt | ... | Martin Beck (as Carl Gustaf Lindstedt) | |
| Sven Wollter | ... | Lennart Kollberg | |
| Thomas Hellberg | ... | Gunvald Larsson | |
| Håkan Serner | ... | Einar Rönn | |
| Ingvar Hirdwall | ... | Åke Eriksson (as Ingvar Hirdvall) | |
| Bellan Roos | ... | Mrs. Eriksson | |
| Gus Dahlström | ... | Mr. Eriksson | |
| Harald Hamrell | ... | Stefan Nyman | |
| Birgitta Valberg | ... | Mrs. Nyman | |
| Carl-Axel Heiknert | ... | Palmon Harald Hult (as Carl Axel Heiknert) | |
| Torgny Anderberg | ... | Malm | |
| Folke Hjort | ... | Melander | |
| Eva Remaeus | ... | Mrs. Kollberg | |
| Gunnel Wadner | ... | Mrs. Beck | |
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Police lieutenant Nyman is murdered in his hospital bed and Martin Beck and his colleagues have another murder to solve. They discover that Nyman was a very tough policeman who received several complaints about his methods. His partner Hult defends him against these accusations, while Nyman's widow explains that Hult was the only one outside of the family who knew where Nyman was hospitalized. It becomes obvious to Beck, that a lot of people wanted Nyman dead, but he is not the only one targeted. Soon a sniper kills policemen from a roof in central Stockholm. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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Country:
SwedenLanguage:
SwedishRelease Date:
April 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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SEK3,900,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Composed by Arthur Hedström
Lyrics by Fritz Gustaf Sundelöf and Oleg Quist (Helge Roundquist)
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Ingvar Hirdwall, who plays the man on the roof, suffers from vertigo in real life. See more »Goofs
When Kollberg and Larsson is standing in the doorway to the closed section of the hold hospital, Larsson has a big wound and lots of blood on the right side of his head. Seconds earlier, when he helps 'Kollberg' to get over the railing, you can see his head without any wound or blood. See more »Soundtracks
FjällbrudenComposed by Arthur Hedström
Lyrics by Fritz Gustaf Sundelöf and Oleg Quist (Helge Roundquist)
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This movie by Bo Widerberg is the peak performance in his career as I see it. It mixes realism with outstanding action sequences that still today haven't been done this good in Sweden. I haven't seen Mannen pa mallorca by Widerberg but that might be the one that ties this film. My favourite scene is probably when Martin Beck is on stakeout in an apartment where he tries to spot the killer. The scene is very well made and the old lady who owns the apartment is mostly concerned that Martin drinks his coffe and eat his cookies. It's pure magic. The best actor in this movie is Hakan Serner in a minor role, he portray the dull everyday life perfectly and it is very easy to imagine that this guy has been in the force way to long. A must see!