When Darkness Falls

1960 | 113 minutes | 5.4 ★ (8)

When Darkness Falls
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    26 December 1960

  • DirectingArne Mattsson
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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