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When Darkness Falls

MOVIE • 1960

When Darkness Falls

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

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.

TMDB ★ 2.8/5Votes: 11
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Top Cast

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

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Eva Sjöström

Susanne Motander

Sigge Fürst

Sigge Fürst

Docent Ahlgren

Maritta Marke

Maritta Marke

Alice Broman

John Melin

John Melin

Cantor

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 26, 1960

Runtime

113 min

Language

Swedish

Origin

Sweden

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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