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When Darkness Falls (1960)

Original title: När mörkret faller

1960-12-26 · 1h 53m · SV
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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.

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Arne MattssonDirector

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Karl-Arne HolmstenKarl-Arne HolmstenChrister WijkNils AstherNils AstherVicar Tord EkstedtBirgitta PetterssonBirgitta PetterssonElisabeth RydénGeorge FantGeorge FantArne SandellElsa PrawitzElsa PrawitzBarbara SandellAdolf JahrAdolf JahrConnie LundgrenMimi NelsonMimi NelsonHjördis HolmSif RuudSif RuudFrideborg JanssonHjördis PettersonHjördis PettersonTekla MotanderBengt BrunskogBengt BrunskogMårten GustavssonEva SjöströmEva SjöströmSusanne MotanderSigge FürstSigge FürstDocent Ahlgren

Keywords

ChristmasMurderWhodunitCriminal investigation

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Genre affinityCrimeTheme affinityChristmas · Murder · WhodunitDirector preference410081Actor preference403912 · 410069 · 210423Country preferenceSeDecade preference1960

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What is When Darkness Falls about?

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.

How long is When Darkness Falls?

When Darkness Falls has a runtime of 113 minutes.

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