The Marksman (1977)

A former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is ... See full summary »

Directors:

Franz Ernst, Tom Hedegaard

Writers:

Anders Bodelsen, Franz Ernst

Stars:

Jens Okking, Peter Steen, Pia Maria Wohlert

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jens Okking	...	Skytten
Peter Steen	...	Niels Winther
Pia Maria Wohlert	...	Monica Winther
Kristin Bjarnadóttir	...	Laila
Ebbe Langberg	...	Kriminalassistent Høegh
Per Pallesen	...	Kriminalassistent Klamer
Aage Poulsen	...	Kriminalassistent
Ole Møllegaard	...	Kriminalassistent
Pouel Kern	...	Overordnet politimand
Jørgen Weel	...	Fingeraftryksekspert
Dick Kaysø	...	John
Ilse Rande	...	Alice
Solveig Sundborg	...	Fru Thomsen
Karen-Lise Mynster	...	Plejerske
Ove Rud	...	Ældre gentleman

Storyline

A former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is terminated. A journalist and the police is trying to stop him.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The game Allan Simonsen and the rest of the Danish national football team is playing in the movie was a real game against Poland played on May the 1st 1977. The game ended 1-2 with Simonsen scoring the single goal for Denmark.

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Connections

Remade as The Shooter (2013)

User Reviews

Misses the mark (so to speak)

Steen is a journalist, who in a television show admits that it may be necessary to use force when keeping Denmark a nuclear-free zone (back in 1976, a very hot topic). Okking misinterprets his message and starts shooting people to prove his point, wasting dogs, old ladies and celebrities. Sadly, the film´s message about environmental issues is so heavyhanded, and leading actor Steen´s performance so poor, that the film fails, surviving only on Okking´s strong performance as the determined killer. Some effective shocks on the way, but the police investigation doesn´t add to the excitement. Best bit has Okking shooting then national soccer player Allan Simonsen.

Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

26 December 1977 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

De scherpschutter

Filming Locations:

Rigshospitalet, Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)