''Beck – Monstret'' (English: ''Beck – The Monster'') is a 1998 film about the Swedish police detective

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 ada ...

directed by

Harald Hamrell Ivar Olof Harald Hamrell (born 13 December 1960 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the son of Swedish mathematician Sonja Lyttkens. Selected filmography *1975 – '' Pojken med guldbyxorna'' (TV) *1 ...

Cast

Peter Haber Peter Alexander Haber (born 12 December 1952) is a Swedish actor. His father was German, his mother Swedish. He grew up in Skåne, Sweden, and in Remscheid, Germany. In 1987 he was hired by the Stockholm City Theatre where he was active until ...

as Martin Beck *

Mikael Persbrandt Mikael Åke Persbrandt (; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the '' Beck'' series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Awa ...

as Gunvald Larsson *

Stina Rautelin Stina Agnes Elisabeth Rautelin (25 October 1963 – 26 April 2023) was a Finnish-Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Lena Klingström in the television series about Martin Beck. She spoke both Swedish and Finnish. Rautelin died i ...

as Lena Klingström *

Per Morberg Per-Arne Henrik Morberg (; born 23 June 1960) is a Swedish actor, chef, and TV host. Biography Morberg grew up in Hökarängen and Sköndal in Stockholm. He competed in judo when he was a teenager. He is a black belt and was named Swedish and ...

as Joakim Wersén *

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer i ...

as Martin Beck's neighbour *

Rebecka Hemse Ingrid Rebecka Elisabet Hemse (born 4 August 1975) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role as Martin Beck's daughter Inger. She works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 2008, she was Ofelia in Staffan Valdemar Holm's ...

as Inger (Martin Beck's daughter) *

Fredrik Ultvedt Fredrik Johannes Ultvedt (born 9 April 1961 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor, best known for his role as Jens Loftegård in the Beck series. Filmography As actor: *'' Honongsvargar'' (1990) *''Storstad'' (1990) *''Tre terminer'' (1991 - TV serie ...

as Jens Loftsgård * Peter Hüttner as Oljelund *

Björn Gedda Björn Roger Gedda (born 3 March 1942 in Solna, but grew up in Boden) is a Swedish actor. He was a stepfather to actress Johanna Sällström. Selected filmography *1977 – '' Den allvarsamma leken'' *1980 – ''Mannen som blev miljonär'' ...

as Sture Andersson *

Magnus Roosmann Nils Magnus Roosmann (born ''Bjurström''; 11 June 1963 in Söder in Stockholm (grew up in Lessebo)) is a Swedish actor. Roosmann studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting and after that he has been engaged at Wasa Theatre in V ...

as Gert Ahlgren * Hans Jonsson as Ove Lundin * Anna Lindholm as Anita *

Sten Ljunggren Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series ''Svenska hjärtan'', which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lenna ...

as Anita's father

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* 1990s Swedish-language films Martin Beck films 1998 television films 1998 films 1998 crime films Swedish crime films Swedish television films Films directed by Harald Hamrell 1990s police procedural films 1990s Swedish films {{1990s-Sweden-film-stub