When Darkness Falls (1960)

12/26/1960 (SE) • 1h 53m

Crime

A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Christer Wijk

Nils Asther

Vicar Tord Ekstedt

Birgitta Pettersson

Elisabeth Rydén

George Fant

Arne Sandell

Elsa Prawitz

Barbara Sandell

Adolf Jahr

Connie Lundgren

Mimi Nelson

Hjördis Holm

Sif Ruud

Frideborg Jansson

Hjördis Petterson

Tekla Motander


Recommendations

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

75%

Stardust Memories

69%

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

70%

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

52%

Fight!! Spirit of the Sword

62%

Jailhouse Rock

62%

Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2

57%

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

71%

Must Read After My Death

46%

C(r)ook

71%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

70%

Friends Jokes

66%

The Man from Laramie

72%

Ernest Goes to Camp

53%

The Return of Ringo

63%

The Four Troublesome Heads

72%

Crocodile Dundee II

58%

The Brides of Dracula

67%

Parking

60%

The Cameraman

79%

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

murder

whodunit

criminal investigation

christmas

© All Rights Reserved 2025