''Roseanna'' is a 1993 Swedish police film about

Martin Beck Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been adapt ...

, directed by

Daniel Alfredson Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson (born 23 May 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Sweden, Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the ''Millennium Trilogy'': ''The Girl Who Played with Fire (film), The Girl ...

, based on the novel '' Roseanna'' (1965).

Plot

A young American tourist is murdered while on board a

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...

set sail for Sweden. The body of a victim is discovered in the water by the police, who can't determine the cause of death due to loss of clues. When they finally find something, they use a policewoman as live bait to catch a killer, where she almost gets killed.

Cast

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented t ...

Kjell Bergqvist Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953 in Enskede, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actor. Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in '' En enkel melodi'' and ''Jack''. He has since coope ...

as Lennart Kollberg *

Rolf Lassgård Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his many roles in crime dramas. Life and career Lassgård was born in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre tea ...

as Gunvald Larsson *

Niklas Hjulström Niklas Hjulström (born 15 February 1962) is a Swedish actor, singer and director. He is brother to Carin Hjulström, grandson to Filip Hjulström and son to Lennart Hjulström. Hjulström was born in Mölndal, Sweden, and finished his educ ...

as Benny Skacke *

Lena Nilsson Lena Nilsson (born 4 January 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. Nilsson's film credits include ''Magnetisøren's femte vinter'' and ''Videoman (film), Videoman''. Her television credits include ''Kaspar i Nudådalen'', ''Glöm inte mamma!'' ...

as Åsa Thorell *

Ingvar Andersson Carl Ingvar Andersson (19 March 1899 – 14 October 1974) was a Swedes, Swedish historian and director of the National Archives of Sweden. Andersson was an associate professor at Lund University from 1928 to 1938 and director of the National ...

as Per Månsson *

Bernt Ström Bernt Valter Ström (6 March 1940 in Säter, Sweden–31 August 2009 in Luleå, Sweden) was a Swedish actor. Ström studied at Skara Skolscen and at NAMA in Stockholm. He was under a long time engaged at Norrbottensteatern. Selected filmograp ...

as Einar Rönn *

Torgny Anderberg Torgny Anderberg (25 February 1919 – 6 November 2000) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 25 films and television shows between 1944 and 1993. Anderberg was an avid documentary filmmaker parallel to his work in ...

as Evald Hammar *Jacob Nordenson as Folke Bengtsson *

Anita Ekström Gertrud Anita Ekström (13 January 1943 ⁠– 18 June 2022) was a Swedish actress. At the 7th Guldbagge Awards she won the award for Best Actress for her role in '' Jänken''. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1 ...

as Inga Beck, Martin Beck's wife *

Tova Magnusson-Norling Tova Dorothea Magnusson (born 18 June 1968), also credited under her former married name as Tova Magnusson Norling, is a Swedish film and television actress; comedian; and film director. She is best known outside Sweden for her role in the Da ...

as Putte Beck, Martin Beck's daughter *Anna Helena Bergendal as Roseanna *Donald Högberg as Karl Åke Eriksson *Viktor Ginner as Erik Beck, Martin Beck's son *

Agneta Ekmanner Agneta Ekmanner (born 4 December 1938) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1965. Selected filmography * ''Love 65'' (1965) * ''Hugs and Kisses'' (1967) * '' The Corridor'' (1968) * ''Per'' (1 ...

as Greta Hjelm

References

External links

* * German mystery drama films Swedish mystery drama films Martin Beck films Films directed by Daniel Alfredson 1990s Swedish-language films 1990s Swedish films 1990s German films {{1990s-crime-film-stub