The Lady in Black (Swedish: Damen i svart) is a 1958 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm with sets designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. The film is the first film in director Arne Mattsson's Hillman-series of five thriller films, all containing a colour in the title: The Lady in Black (1958), Mannequin in Red (1958), Rider in Blue (1959), The Lady in White (1962), and The Yellow Car (1963).
The Lady in Black | |
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Directed by | Arne Mattsson |
Screenplay by | Folke Mellvig Lars Widding |
Produced by | Rune Waldekranz |
Starring | Karl-Arne Holmsten Annalisa Ericson Anita Björk |
Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
Music by | Torbjörn Lundquist |
Production company | Sandrews |
Distributed by | Sandrews |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Private detectives John and Kajsa Hillman are visiting friends on Holmfors mill when several people disappear mysteriously. A young lady disappears one night at the mill. She was seen going off to post a letter, and then just vanishes. That same night, the "family ghost" The Lady in Black was visible, a bad omen. Many people at the mill and its surroundings have their motives and many have also behaved mysteriously.
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