# Man on the Roof (1976)

> A Swedish police procedural becomes a tense urban manhunt when a sniper turns Stockholm into a killing ground and exposes the abuses behind the investigation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15259

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
- Director: Bo Widerberg
- Cast: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner, Ingvar Hirdwall, Birgitta Valberg, Carl-Axel Heiknert, Torgny Anderberg
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074857/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, austere, paranoid, crime film night, scandinavian cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of murder and conspiracy unfolds as a sniper targets the police force in Stockholm.

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