dir. Bo Widerberg
A big hit in Sweden, this police thriller was based on the popular novel by Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall (published in English as The Abominable Man). The director said he was inspired by the gritty style of The French Connection. Widerberg's film was praised for its realistic approach and the extensive location filming in Stockholm, mostly in and around Vasastan.
The hospital where Nyman is murdered – Adolf Fredrik huset, Eastmansvägen 20-22, Stockholm, Sweden. It’s an assisted living facility now.
Nyman’s apartment – Odengatan 37, Stockholm, Sweden.
Klara police station – Regeringsgatan 79, Stockholm, Sweden.
Martin Beck (Carl Gustaf Lindstedt) exits a metro station – Bagarmossen T-bana station, Lagavägen, Stockholm, Sweden. When the Green metro line was extended in 1994, the station was relocated underground. The old surface-level station was razed to give way to a shopping complex and residential buildings. The archival photo below shows the old Bagarmossen station. The tall building in the background is Martin Beck’s apartment in the film.
Beck’s apartment – Lillåvägen 43, Bagarmossen, Sweden. The apartment overlooks Lagavägen where the old Bagarmossen station used to be.
The police headquarters – Norrmalm police station, Kungsholmsgatan 43, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lennart Kollberg’s (Sven Wollter) apartment – Nathorstvägen 16, Johanneshov, Sweden.
Kollberg getting into his car – Palandergatan, Johanneshov, Sweden.
Kollberg arrives to the police headquarters – Police Authority, Bergsgatan 52, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beck going to see Hult (Carl Axel Heiknert) – Reimersholmsbron, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hult’s apartment – Anders Reimers väg 9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beck makes a phone call – Kornhamnstorg, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beck goes to the baths – Centralbadet, Drottninggatan 88, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beck leaves his office to attend a press conference – Stockholm Passport Office, Bergsgatan 48, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eriksson’s parents’ house – Rödhakevägen 2, Segeltorp, Sweden. The house has since been demolished.
Eriksson shooting at a police car – Dalagatan near Vasaparken, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kollberg and Rönn take cover – Eastman Institute, Dalagatan 11, Stockholm, Sweden. It’s a dental care center built in 1937 with a million-dollar donation from the American inventor George Eastman.
Eriksson’s sniper’s nest – Dalagatan 32, Stockholm, Sweden.
A little boy on a bicycle sees a policeman lying in a fountain – Eastman Fountain, Dalagatan 11, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beck arrives at the command center that the police set up in the neighborhood – Torsgatan at Torsgränd, Stockholm, Sweden.
The helicopters’ takeoff – Torsgränd 1, Stockholm, Sweden. The one-story buildings and shacks in that area have since been replaced with a large apartment building. The red buildings seen behind the helicopters are still standing but they are obscured by trees.
A police helicopter crashes onto a crowded street – Odenplan near the entrance to the Odenplan T-bana station, Stockholm, Sweden. The scene was filmed using 3,000 extras. In the book, the crash occurred at Vasaplan but the director wanted a more spectacular location.
The entrance to the station has since been remodeled.
Kollberg and Rönn leaving in an ambulance disguised as doctors – Torsgränd 33, Stockholm, Sweden.
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