Directed by:
Bo WiderbergScreenplay:
Bo WiderbergComposer:
Björn Json LindhCast:
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Eva Remaeus, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner, Birgitta Valberg, Harald Hamrell, Ingvar Hirdwall, Gus Dahlström (more)Plots(1)
Police officer Stig Nyman is murdered by an unseen assailant brandishing a bayonet. His colleagues Beck, Rönn and Kollberg pick up the case quickly, keen to solve the crime on one of their own. Investigating Nyman and drawing up a list of potential suspects leads the team to discover he was a lousy cop who abused his power with a history of brutality. As their search draws closer they are caught unaware by a rooftop assassin with a sniper rifle, picking off every cop he can. Influenced by The French Connection's gritty vérité style, celebrated director Bo Widerberg created an incredible spectacle here that would become legendary in Sweden and remains the greatest crime film from the heart of Scandi noir. (Radiance Films)
(more)Cast
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt
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Sven Wollter
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Eva Remaeus
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Thomas Hellberg
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Håkan Serner
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Birgitta Valberg
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Harald Hamrell
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Ingvar Hirdwall
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Gus Dahlström
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Torgny Anderberg
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Folke Hjort
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Carl-Axel Heiknert
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Gunnel Wadner
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Jan-Erik Gustafsson
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Nina Widerberg
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Bo Holmström
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Johan Widerberg
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Bo Widerberg
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Torbjörn Tännsjö
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