Man on the Roof

Man on the Roof

110 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Oct. 1, 1976

Stockholm policeman Martin Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn, soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.

Man on the Roof

110 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Oct. 1, 1976

Man on the Roof
Stockholm policeman Martin Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn, soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Svenska Filminstitutet, Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Mannen på taket
Directors Stefan Jarl, Bo Widerberg
Writers Bo Widerberg, Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall

Cast

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

as Martin Beck

Sven Wollter

as Lennart Kollberg

Thomas Hellberg

as Gunvald Larsson

Håkan Serner

as Einar Rönn

Folke Hjort

as Melander

Ingvar Hirdwall

as Åke Eriksson

Bellan Roos

as Mrs. Eriksson

Gus Dahlström

as Mr. Eriksson

Harald Hamrell

as Stefan Nyman

Birgitta Valberg

as Mrs Nyman

Carl-Axel Heiknert

as Harald Hult

Gunnel Wadner

as Martin Beck's wife

Eva Remaeus

as Mrs Kollberg

Johan Widerberg

as Kollberg's son (uncredited) /