When Darkness Falls (1960)

1h 53m · 26 Dec 1960

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

Crime

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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.

Movie ID	54974
Genre	Crime
Director	Arne Mattsson
Main cast	Karl-Arne Holmsten, Nils Asther, Birgitta Pettersson, George Fant, Elsa Prawitz, Adolf Jahr, Mimi Nelson, Sif Ruud
Release date	26 December 1960
Release year	1960
Language	Swedish
Duration	113 min (1h 53m)
Rating	5.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Sandrews