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

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)

Trailer

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