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The Man on the Balcony (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Man on the Balcony' (, ) is a 1993 Swedish-German crime thriller film, based on the 1967 book 'The Man on the Balcony' written by Maj Sjwall and Per Wahl. This is the fourth film which stars Gsta Ekman as Martin Beck and Rolf Lassgrd as Gunvald Larsson.
"Mannen p balkongen" has been considered as the best ever Martin Beck film starring Gsta Ekman, and Gsta Ekman became highly popular and regarded for his brilliant portrayal of Martin Beck in this picture by his fans.Mannen p balkongen: Att dda ett barn av Hamlet Film AB 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.Svensk Filmindustri 1992-1994
Plot
A mad serial killer terrorizes Stockholm in the hot summer of 1993, by abducting, raping and strangling young school girls to death in the green parks of the inner town. When the first girl is found dead in the Vanadislunden Park, Martin Beck and his team receives the case on their desk and realizes that this will become one of their most emotional investigations ever, especially for Beck's younger colleague Lennart Kollberg who himself has a little daughter. An old lady was robbed by an unknown robber in the park at the same time as the murder was committed, which means that Martin Beck must catch the robber first, as he is the only key witness.
Cast
*Gsta Ekman as Martin Beck
*Kjell Bergqvist as Lennart Kollberg
*Rolf Lassgrd as Gunvald Larsson
*Niklas Hjulstrm as Benny Skacke
*Tova Magnusson Norling as Putte Beck
*Jonas Falk as Stig-ke Malm
*Bernt Strm as Einar Rnn
*Ulf Friberg as ke Persson
*Ing-Marie Carlsson as Gun Kollberg
*Magdalena Ritter as Susanne Grassman
*Carl-Magnus Dellow as Policeman
*Michael Kausch as Fransson
*Udo Schenk as Miroslav Dragan
*sa Gransson as Lisbeth Karlstrm
*Monica Nielsen as Kiosk aunt
*Johanna Strm as Lena
*Ellen Swedenmark as Karin
*Christina dn as Eva
*Elias Ringqvist as Pelle
*Fredrik dn as Erik
*Maj Sjwall as Teacher
Awards
At the 29th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Screenplay (Daniel Alfredson, Jonas Cornell). It was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director (Alfredson) and Best Cinematography (Peter Mokrosinski).
References
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