TMDb Rating
5.4/10
8 verified votes
When Darkness Falls (1960)
Crime
113 min
"A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
CrimeArne MattssonKarl-Arne HolmstenNils Asther1960
Director
Arne Mattsson
Top Cast
Karl-Arne HolmstenNils AstherBirgitta PetterssonGeorge FantElsa Prawitz
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