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''Rider in Blue'' (Swedish: ''Ryttare i blått'') is a 1959 Swedish mystery
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Sweden, Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly Comedy, comedies. His biggest success was ''One Summer of Happiness, Hon dansade en sommar ...
and starring Annalisa Ericson, Gunnel Broström and Bengt Brunskog.Krawc p.557 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
and on location at Bromma Airport and Strömsholm Castle. The film's sets were designed by the
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Bibi Lindström. It was the third in a series of five films featuring the husband and wife detective duo John and Kajsa Hillman. It was followed in 1962 by '' The Lady in White'', the fourth film in the series.


Cast

* Annalisa Ericson as Kajsa Hillman * Gunnel Broström as Elly Weinestam * Bengt Brunskog as Douglas Weinestam * Gio Petré as Git Malmström *
Björn Bjelfvenstam Björn Bjelfvenstam (born 19 February 1929) is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden. Bjelfvenstam began his acting career in the theater in Uppsala. He studied first with the Axel Witzanskys theater school from 1949-1950. Later, ...
as Henrik Löwe * Mona Malm as Kerstin Renman * Erik Hell as Kurt Forsberg * Lena Granhagen as Sonja Svensson * Nils Hallberg as Freddy Sjöström * Karl-Arne Holmsten as John Hillman * Lauritz Falk as Axel Weber * Kotti Chave as Sune Öhrgren * Tommy Nilson as Andersson * Lennart Lindberg as Nelson * Karl Erik Flens as Jonsson * Olle Grönstedt as Battalion Veterinary *
Curt Löwgren Curt Löwgren (20 December 1908 – 15 March 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''In Darkest Smaland'' (1943) - Conscript (uncredited) * ''Se opp för spioner!'' (1944) - Do ...
as Parat * John Melin as Åberg * Bengt Gillberg as Palm * Olof Huddén as Rutger von Schöffer * Inger Liljefors as Eva * Gunilla Nachmanson as Blue Star * Brita Ponsbach as Blue Star * Pia Rydvall as Blue Star * Eva-Britt Johnson as Blue Star *
Björn Gustafson Björn Herman Leonard Gustafson (born 30 November 1934) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Stockholm and has appeared in 93 films and television shows since 1956. He starred in the 1965 film '' Love 65'', which was entered into the 15th Berlin ...
as Boman, Constable * Gerd Hystad as Air Hostess * Ellika Mann as Veterinarian's Wife * Bellan Roos as Vivianne, Waitress * Hanny Schedin as Cook * Solveig Ternström as Housemaid at Ribersvik * Sigvard Törnqvist as Captain *
Sven Wollter Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he becam ...
as Press Photographer * Birger Åsander as Taxi Driver


References


Bibliography

* Cowie, Peter Françoise Buquet, Risto Pitkänen & Godfried Talboom. ''Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden''. Tantivy Press, 1992. * Krawc, Alfred. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984)''. Saur, 1986.


External links

* 1959 films 1950s mystery thriller films Swedish mystery thriller films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Mattsson Films set in Stockholm 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub