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When Darkness Falls

When Darkness Falls

When Darkness Falls

When Darkness Falls

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

1960•1h 53m•

★5.6(11 ratings)

Crime

Overview

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

Writers

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Main 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

Eva Sjöström

Eva Sjöström

Susanne Motander

Sigge Fürst

Sigge Fürst

Docent Ahlgren

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Arne Mattsson

Writing

Screenplay: Maria Lang
Novel: Maria Lang

Production

Producer: Rune Waldekranz
Location Manager: David Norberg

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Torbjörn Lundquist
Production Sound Mixer: Lars Lalin

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Hilding Bladh
Camera Operator: Bertil Wiktorsson

Editing

Editor: Lennart Wallén

Art Direction

Production Design: Bibi Lindström

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Alvar Granström

Keywords

murderwhodunitcriminal investigationchristmas

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery."

#2

The original title is "När mörkret faller" (SV).

#3

The runtime is 113 minutes (1h 53m).

#4

The film was directed by Arne Mattsson.

#5

The screenplay was written by Maria Lang.

#6

The score was composed by Torbjörn Lundquist.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Hilding Bladh.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0054132.

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Rating

5.6/10

Average

11 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

När mörkret faller

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

15

Language:

svenska

Country of Origin:

Sweden

Production Companies:

Sandrews

Sandrews