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The Man on the Roof (Mannen pa taket)

Rating:R
Genre:Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Release Date:January 1, 1999
Running time:110 minutes
Cast:Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, HÃ¥kan Serner, Ingvar Hirdwall
Director:Bo Widerberg
Writer:Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

Description: Politics and crime cross paths in this action drama in which the police are attempting to capture alive the murderer of a police official who grievously abused his power. The official was murdered in his hospital bed, and his murderer's identity is carefully uncovered by painstaking police work. However, before long the culprit announces himself in a bold way by shooting down every policeman he sees from his rooftop perch in Stockholm.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

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