The Man from Majorca

1984 1h 42m SV

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 56

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Synopsis

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On 13 December (St Lucy's Day), a bandit daringly robs a crowded post office. Within a fortnight, two witnesses are dead. Vice cops Johansson and Jarnebring, the first to the scene of the crime, pursue all leads and identify a suspect, an arrogant member of the elite secret police, assigned to guard the country's Minister of Justice. Just as they think they've tightened the noose around the suspect, loose ends appear, witnesses lose certainty, alibis arise, and even the cops doubt what they've seen. Who's protecting the suspect and why?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sven Wollter
Bo Jarnebring
Tomas von Brömssen
Lars Martin 'Johan' Johansson
Håkan Serner
Andersson
Ernst Günther
M. Dahlgren
Thomas Hellberg
Berg
Ingvar Hirdwall
Fors
Niels Jensen
Roger 'Rogge' Jansson
Tommy Johnson
Rundberg

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bo Widerberg
Writers: Bo Widerberg
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $2M — a 30.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bo Widerberg, shot by Thomas Wahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Björn J:son Lindh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bo Widerberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sven Wollter and Tomas von Brömssen and Håkan Serner carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bo Widerberg directs. Thomas Wahlberg behind the camera. Björn J:son Lindh scores. Bo Widerberg cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $2M — a 30.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
342 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
5Directed by Bo Widerberg, shot by Thomas Wahlberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Björn J:son Lindh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Bo Widerberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sven Wollter and Tomas von Brömssen and Håkan Serner carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0087677 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "robbery", "corruption", "based on novel or book", "sweden".