Crime in Paradise
{{short description|1959 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Crime in Paradise
| image = Crime in Paradise.jpg
| caption =
| director =Lars-Eric Kjellgren
| producer =Allan Ekelund
| based_on =
| writer = Folke Mellvig
Gardar Sahlberg
| starring =Harriet Andersson
Gunnar Björnstrand
Karl-Arne Holmsten
| music = Erik Nordgren
| cinematography = Lasse Björne
| editing = Ingemar Ejve
| studio = Svensk Filmindustri
| distributor = Svensk Filmindustri
| released = {{Film date|1959|09|07|df=yes}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Crime in Paradise (Swedish: Brott i paradiset) is a 1959 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.
==Synopsis==
During a robbery, a safe is blown up and a nightwatchman is accidentally killed. Ten years later his stepson receives information about the crime, and joins forces with Eva a crime reporter.
Cast
- Harriet Andersson as Eva Malmborg
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Adam 'A.P.' Palmquist
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Einar Hansson
- Gerd Hagman as Vivi Karlén
- Bengt Eklund as Tage Skoglund
- Torsten Lilliecrona as Torsten Lindgren
- Sven-Eric Gamble as Harry Lindgren
- Helge Hagerman as Gunnar Berg
- Hugo Björne as Arnold Jörner
- Inga Gill as Tobacconist
- Birgitta Andersson as Cigarette Girl
- Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Hansson
- Bengt Blomgren as Nystedt
- Mona Andersson as Waitress
- Sten Ardenstam as Police Detective
- Birgit Aronsson as Beauty Parlor Receptionist
- Greta Berthels as Mrs. Johansson
- Axel Bjelvén as Nightwatchman
- Sven-Axel Carlsson as Flower Messenger
- Karl Erik Flens as Police Detective
- Göthe Grefbo as Doorman
- Hans-Erik Holm as Boström
- Maud Hyttenberg as Waitress
- Karl Jonsson as Restaurant Guest
- Ludde Juberg as Janitor
- Ragnar Klange as Wallmark
- Sonja Kolthoff as Red Cross Woman
- Bengt Lindström as Police Detective
- Carin Lundquist as Alcohol Cashier
- Marrit Ohlsson as Cold Cuts Preparer
- Mille Schmidt as Cook
- Waldemar Thulin as Restaurant Guest
- Bengt von Strauss as Journalist
- Herbert Wellander as Monsieur Pierre
- Sioma Zubicky as Xylophone Player
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0052653}}
Category:Swedish crime thriller films
Category:1950s crime thriller films
Category:1950s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren
Category:Swedish black-and-white films
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