Murder at the Savoy (film)

Murder at the Savoy
Directed by Pelle Berglund
Screenplay by Pelle Berglund
Jonas Cornell
Based on Murder at the Savoy
by Sjöwall and Wahlöö
Produced by Hans Lönnerheden
Starring Gösta Ekman
Kjell Bergqvist
Rolf Lassgård
Niklas Hjulström
Cinematography Tony Forsberg
Edited by Carina Hellberg
Music by Stefan Nilsson
Release dates
  • 6 October 1993 (Sweden)
  • 29 April 1994 (Sweden Kanal 1)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries Sweden
Germany
Language Swedish

Murder at the Savoy (Swedish: Polis, polis, potatismos) is a Swedish/German film from 1993, based on the 1970 book Murder at the Savoy.

Plot

A famous industrialist is killed at a restaurant in Malmö. When the police inspector Martin Beck in Stockholm gets the case, it is revealed that the industrialist is possibly involved in illegal arms deals. The police have only one question to answer: Who was the biggest criminal, the murderer or the industrialist?

Cast