A young American girl is found dead in Göta kanal, Sweden's largest canal. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder can't be solved. Martin Beck and his... See full summary »

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A young American girl is found dead in Göta kanal, Sweden's largest canal. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder can't be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Soon they find a likely suspect and together with a police woman they begin a cat and mouse game to catch him. Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>

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Die Tote im Göta-Kanal  »

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Maj Sjöwall: Police secretary in Motala. See more »

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When they pick up the female corpse in the beginning, it is obviously a dummy. See more »

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Followed by Mannen på balkongen (1993) See more »

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Maybe the best one!
8 July 2000 | by (Sweden) – See all my reviews

This is the best, except maybe "Mannen På Balkongen", of all the movies in the "Martin Beck"-series of films with Gösta Ekman. I have only one thing to complain about and that is the end. It is a little "too much". The actors are great though. Gösta Ekman is maybe the best Beck ever, and Rolf Lassgård as Gunvald Larsson IS the best ever. Kjell Bergqvist is as usual also very good, and so is also the rest of the cast. It's a very good movie up to the not so good end. 6/10


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