---
title: 'The Man on the Roof (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bo Widerberg'
released: '1976-10-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-on-the-roof-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074857/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man on the Roof (1976)

1976 · 105 min · Drama, Action, Thriller · Sweden

Original title: Mannen på taket

## Synopsis

The Man on the Roof is a 1976 Swedish police procedural-thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel The Abominable Man by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg and Håkan Serner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bo Widerberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-widerberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Bo Widerberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-widerberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Björn J:son Lindh](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-j-son-lindh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Odd-Geir Sæther](https://cinepixo.com/people/odd-geir-s-ther)

## Cast

- [Carl-Axel Heiknert](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-axel-heiknert)
- [Torgny Anderberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/torgny-anderberg)
- [Ingvar Hirdwall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingvar-hirdwall)
- [Birgitta Valberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgitta-valberg)
- [Gus Dahlström](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-dahlstrom)
- [Folke Hjort](https://cinepixo.com/people/folke-hjort)
- [Håkan Serner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hakan-serner)
- [Sven Wollter](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-wollter)
- [Thomas Hellberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-hellberg)
- [Harald Hamrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-hamrell)
- [Bellan Roos](https://cinepixo.com/people/bellan-roos)
- [Eva Remaeus](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-remaeus)
- [Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-gustaf-lindstedt) as Martin Beck

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