Two Suspicious People

Two Suspicious People

1950 · 92 min · ★ 6.1 · Crime, Drama

Two police officers lie dead. The swede Ekstrøm and the youngster Gustav flees the scene of the crime. Based on a real double murder in 1926, this movie remained almost unseen for 57 years. When the film was set to premiere in 1950 one of the murderers, having served a full sentence, went to court to have the film stopped.

Directed by Tancred Ibsen · Written by Tancred Ibsen

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