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The Man on the Balcony is a film of genre Drama directed by Daniel Alfredson with Gösta Ekman Jr.

The Man on the Balcony (1993)

The Man on the Balcony
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Length 1h34
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Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating61% 3.0991953.0991953.0991953.0991953.099195

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 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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gösta Ekman Jr.

(Martin Beck)Kjell Bergqvist

(Lennart Kollberg)Rolf Holger Lassgård

(Gunvald Larsson)Niklas Hjulström

(Benny Skacke)Tova Magnusson

(Putte Beck)
And :
Jonas Falk
Bernt Ström
Ulf Friberg
Ing-Marie Carlsson
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