Rent The Man on the Roof (1976)
3.7 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 50min
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- Synopsis:
- Police officer Stig Nyman is murdered by an unseen assailant brandishing a bayonet. His colleagues Beck (Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt), Rönn (Håkan Serner) and Kollberg (Sven Wollter) pick up the case quickly, keen to solve the crime on one of their own. Investigating Nyman and drawing up a list of potential suspects leads the team to discover he was a lousy cop who abused his power with a history of brutality. As their search draws closer they are caught unaware by a rooftop assassin with a sniper rifle, picking off every cop he can.
- Actors:
- Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner, Ingvar Hirdwall, Bellan Roos, Gus Dahlström, Harald Hamrell, Birgitta Valberg, Carl-Axel Heiknert, Torgny Anderberg, Folke Hjort, Eva Remaeus, Gunnel Wadner, Jesper Antell, Karin Bergstrand, Bo Holmström, Michaela Jolin, Dan Lindhe, Pundar-Bosse
- Directors:
- Bo Widerberg
- Producers:
- Per Berglund
- Writers:
- Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö, Bo Widerberg
- Aka:
- Mannen på taket
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Sweden
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/04/2023
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- Swedish LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Bo Widerberg
- Scene-select audio commentary by genre expert Peter Jilmstad
- With a View to Realism (2004, 82 Mins) Documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromkvist featuring extensive interviews with cast ans crew
- Bo Widerberg (1977, 51 Mins) - An intimate portrait of the filmmakerby Karsten Wedel
- Widerberg and Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt interviewed on set
- Original Trailer
