Film
When Darkness Falls
1960· 15· 1h 53m· Crime
“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.
1960-12-26
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Key Crew
DirectorArne Mattsson
ScreenplayMaria Lang
ProducerRune Waldekranz
Director of PhotographyHilding Bladh
Original Music ComposerTorbjörn Lundquist
EditorLennart Wallén
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1960-12-26
Runtime1h 53m · 15
StatusReleased
StudiosSandrews
LanguagesSwedish
CountriesSweden
Rating5.6/10 · 11 votes
Original languagesv
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