The Man on the Balcony (1993)
- Original title
- Mannen på balkongen
- Directed by
- Daniel Alfredson
- Genre
- crime film, thriller film
- Country
- Germany, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police detective investigates a series of murders in Stockholm. The case leads him to suspect a man who watches from a balcony.
suspensefulgrittymethodicalbroodingtensedarkgloomy
What happens
The Man on the Balcony (Swedish: Mannen på balkongen, German: Der Mann auf dem Balkon) is a 1993 Swedish-German crime thriller film, based on the 1967 book The Man on the Balcony written by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. This is the fourth film which stars Gösta Ekman as Martin Beck and Rolf Lassgård as Gunvald Larsson. "Mannen på balkongen" has been considered as the best ever Martin Beck film starring Gösta Ekman, and Gösta Ekman became highly popular and regarded for his brilliant portrayal of Martin Beck in this picture by his fans. His fine performance also attracted several new fans to his side, and "The Man on the Balcony" was one of the most successful films in Sweden in the year of 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Murder at the Savoy (1993)
Roseanna (1993)
Polizeiruf 110: und tot bist du (1993)
Tatort: Gefährliche Freundschaft (1993)
Tatort: Verbranntes Spiel (1993)
Polizeiruf 110: Blue Dream – Tod im Regen (1993)
Tatort: Amoklauf (1993)
Tatort: Bauernopfer (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.