The Man on the Roof Movie Review 1976

A police officer, who's been accused of brutality, is murdered and Martin Beck (Lindstedt) and his colleagues are called in to investigate. Then someone climbs a roof in central Stockholm and begins killing policemen with a rifle. Turns out the cases are related and involve an ex-cop named Eriksson (Hirdwall). Based on the novel "The Abominable Man" by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. Swedish with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Swedish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Cops, Ex-Cops

Screenplay

Bo Widerberg

Cast

Carl Gustav Lindstedt, Ingvar Hirdwall, Sven Wollter, Thomas Heelberg

Cinematography

Odd Geir Saether, Per Kallberg

Director

Bo Widerberg