The greatest Swedish crime film almost killed its creator — this is how they pulled it off.
A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
Direction
Widerberg's obsessive helicopter shot planning.
Practical Effects
Real Stockholm rooftops, real danger, zero CGI.
Production
How they crashed a actual subway car.
Director
Ronny Svensson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary took 28 years to complete because the directors kept discovering new archival materials in Widerberg's estate.
Man on the Roof's helicopter climax essentially invented the modern Scandinavian crime thriller aesthetic that The Bridge and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo would later copy.
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