Watch When Darkness Falls (1960) Official Trailer
A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.
5.6 / 10 IMDb December 26, 1960 1h 53m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 53m
Release Date
December 26, 1960
Genre
Crime
Status
Released
Languages
Swedish
Country
Sweden
Writers
Producers
Cast
Karl-Arne Holmsten
as Christer Wijk
Nils Asther
as Vicar Tord Ekstedt
Birgitta Pettersson
as Elisabeth Rydén
George Fant
as Arne Sandell
Elsa Prawitz
as Barbara Sandell
Adolf Jahr
as Connie Lundgren
Mimi Nelson
as Hjördis Holm
Sif Ruud
as Frideborg Jansson
Hjördis Petterson
as Tekla Motander
Bengt Brunskog
as Mårten Gustavsson
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Eva Sjöström
as Susanne Motander
Sigge Fürst
as Docent Ahlgren
Maritta Marke
as Alice Broman
John Melin
as Cantor
Björn Gustafson
as Forensic investigator
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Anna-Maria Giertz
as Lotta Ekstedt
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Sven-Erik Jacobsson
as Carl Sixten
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Stig Ternström
as Bailiff
Marrit Ohlsson
as Anna-Greta
Curt Löwgren
as Train conductor
Production Companies
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