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
Bibliography Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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