It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The following morning he's found murdered.
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Cast
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Sture Lagerwall
Georg Essman
Known for
The Devil's Eye
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Ragnar af Ernstam
Known for
Waiting Women
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Urban af Ernstam
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Naima Wifstrand
Doris af Ernstam
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Wild Strawberries
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Gerd Hagman
Christina
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Pojken med guldbyxorna
Confessions of a Fool
Elsie Albiin
Eva
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36 Hours
A Day Will Dawn
Anita Björk
Siv
Known for
Waiting Women
Miss Julie
Ivar Kåge
greve Clemens af Ernstam
Also in
The Priest Who Knocked Out
The Gardener
Erik Hell
Edvin
Known for
The Passion of Anna
The Rite
Olav Riégo
Dr. Häger
Known for
Torment
Julia Cæsar
Berta
Known for
Summer Interlude
Crisis
Olga Appellöf
Fröken Toll
Also in
Vår ofödde son
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Arne Mattsson Director · Stieg Trenter Writer Martin Bodin Cinematographer
First release November 3, 1947 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Det kom en gäst...
Production
Sweden
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Original title
Det kom en gäst...
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Romania · November 3, 1947
Theatrical
Sweden · November 3, 1947
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No release date listed for United States.
France
March 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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