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The Simple-Minded Murderer

Original title: Den enfaldige mördaren
  • 19821982
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.4K
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The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
Drama
A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Hans Alfredson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Stellan Skarsgård
    • Maria Johansson
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Hans Alfredson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Stellan Skarsgård
    • Maria Johansson
    • Hans Alfredson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Stellan Skarsgård in The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
    Hans Alfredson, Wallis Grahn, and Cecilia Walton in The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
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    Hans Alfredson in The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
    Hans Alfredson in The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
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    Stellan Skarsgård and Maria Johansson in The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
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    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Sven
    Maria Johansson
    Maria Johansson
    • Anna
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Höglund
    Per Myrberg
    Per Myrberg
    • Andersson
    Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
    • Mrs. Andersson
    Nils Ahlroth
    Nils Ahlroth
    • Månsson
    Lars Amble
    Lars Amble
    • Bengt
    Carl-Åke Eriksson
    • Wallin
    Cecilia Walton
    • Vera
    Wallis Grahn
    • Mrs. Höglund
    Else-Marie Brandt
    • Sven's Mother
    Gösta Ekman
    Gösta Ekman
    • The New Driver
    Carl Billquist
    Carl Billquist
    • Flodin
    Lena Nyman
    Lena Nyman
    • Woman Without Legs
    Björn Andrésen
    Björn Andrésen
    • Angel
    Daniel Alfredson
    Daniel Alfredson
    • Angel
    Erik Spangenberg
    • Angel
    Karin Ekström
      • Hans Alfredson
      • Hans Alfredson(screenplay) (novel "En ond man")
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    • Trivia
      One of the sources of inspiration came when director Hans Alfredson first heard Verdi's "Requiem". He instantly knew that he wanted to use it for a movie.
    • Goofs
      This film is set in the 1930s, yet when Sven goes by a toy store during his breakdown, a plush toy of Snoopy can be spotted in the store's vitrine. Snoopy wasn't invented until 1950.
    • Quotes

      Höglund: You see I really don't need this little sum of money, Månsson, it's not that. You see, it's about principle.

    • Connections
      Featured in Minns Ni? (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Requiem
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      Conducted by Georg Solti (as Sir Georg Solti)

      Decca LP SET 374-5

    User reviews11

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    9/10
    As relevant as ever
    As others have remarked, this may be the best movie to come out of Sweden. It both enrages and soothes, as it follows the oppression and uprising of the main character.

    While it covers the tribulations and triumphs of the main characters perfectly, it's about so much more. It has a big heart and reminds you that overcomplicating things can lead us astray, whereas the purity of simplicity is sometimes what we should strive for, and it's a lesson in the corrupt nature of power.

    The production may seem plain at first, but you'll soon realize that it's pitch perfect. Unfortunately I didn't see this movie before now - I, like every man, could have done well with the additional ballast that this piece of art provides.
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    • Sep 15, 2018

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    • Release date
      • September 1985 (United States)
      • Sweden
      • Scanian
      • Swedish
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      • Svenska Ord
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
      • Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Mono

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