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När mörkret faller (1960)

När mörkret faller poster
Directed by
Arne Mattsson
Genre
crime film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
15
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a murder at a rural churchyard. The case leads to secrets among the local community.

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What happens

When Darkness Falls (Swedish: När mörkret faller) is a 1960 Swedish thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson. The film is based on Maria Langs 1954 novel Tragedi på en lantkyrkogård. The film stars Nils Asther, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Birgitta Pettersson, Elsa Prawitz, Adolf Jahr, Mimi Nelson and George Fant. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Barbro Lindström. It was followed by a sequel Lovely Is the Summer Night in 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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