The Man on the Roof (Standard Edition, Region Free)

The Man on the Roof

Police officer Stig Nyman is murdered by an unseen assailant brandishing a bayonet. His colleagues Beck, Rnn and Kollberg pick up the case quickly, keen to solve the crime on one of their own. Investigating Nyman and drawing up a list of potential suspects leads the team to discover he was a lousy cop who abused his power with a history of brutality. As their search draws closer they are caught unaware by a rooftop assassin with a sniper rifle, picking off every cop he can.The Man on the Roofwas adapted from the novel by celebrated writers Sjwall and Wahl, whose Martin Beck character has been realised in multiple films and recent TV series Beck. Influenced byThe French Connection‘s gritty vrit style, celebrated director Bo Widerberg created an incredible spectacle here that would become legendary in Sweden and remains the greatest crime film from the heart of Scandi noir.

Special Features:

• High-Definition digital transfer by Svensk Filmindustri
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Introduction by Bo Widerberg (1978, 3 mins)
• Scene-select audio commentary by critic and genre expert Peter Jilmstad on topics covering the film, realism, the cast, Sjwall and Wahl, the crash and more
• With a View to Realism– A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Strmqvist on the making ofThe Man on the Rooffeaturing extensive interviews with the cast and crew (2004, 81 mins)
• Bo Widerberg– An intimate portrait of the filmmaker by Karsten Wedel in which Widerberg discusses his films and approach to filmmaking (1977, 51 mins)
• Rapport– Bo Widerberg and Carl Gustaf Lindstedt are interviewed during the shooting ofThe Man on the Rooffor SVT TV (1975, 3 mins)
• Original trailer
• Gallery of promotional materials