CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 53m

When Darkness Falls

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

56%(11)IMDbCrime

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes to the small village to find the murderer. He soon discovers the puzzle of evidence that makes almost everybody a suspect.

Directed byArne Mattsson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
SV
Released
December 26, 1960
Studios
Sandrews

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Karl-Arne Holmsten

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Christer Wijk

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Vicar Tord Ekstedt

Birgitta Pettersson

Birgitta Pettersson

Elisabeth Rydén

George Fant

George Fant

Arne Sandell

Elsa Prawitz

Elsa Prawitz

Barbara Sandell

Adolf Jahr

Adolf Jahr

Connie Lundgren

Mimi Nelson

Mimi Nelson

Hjördis Holm

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Frideborg Jansson

Hjördis Petterson

Hjördis Petterson

Tekla Motander

Bengt Brunskog

Bengt Brunskog

Mårten Gustavsson

Creative team
Directed by
Arne Mattsson
Arne Mattsson
Written by
Maria Lang
Maria Lang
Produced by
Rune Waldekranz
Rune Waldekranz

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