The tough-sentimental hero of "Murder in the Dark" is being punished by his city desk editor with an assignment to cover a story in a provincial town far away from his beloved Copenhagen mean streets. Everything radiates idyll, but lo and behold, big-time crime is where you find it, and our friend finds plenty. A very contemporary tale and in more ways than one a film noir in colour.
| Original title | Mord i Paradis |
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| Danish title | Mord i Paradis |
| Director | Sune Lund-Sørensen |
| Screenplay | Erik Balling, Henning Bahs, Sune Lund-Sørensen |
| Based on | Dan Turèlls roman "Mord i Rodby" (1981). |
| Producer | Bo Christensen |
| Director of Photography | Claus Loof |
| Editor | Leif Axel Kjeldsen |
| Sound | Bjarne Risbjerg, John Nielsen, Michael Dela, Carl Aage Hansen, Preben Mortensen, Johan Carlsen, Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
| Composer | Pete Repete, Michael Falch |
| Production designer | Søren Skjær |
| Appearance | Michael Falch, Susanne Breuning, Ole Ernst, Hans Henrik Voetmann |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 14.10.1988 |
| Cinemas | Roskilde, Odense, Esbjerg, Vejle, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, BioTrio, Næstved Bio, Kolding, Holstebro, Viborg, Hjørring, Imperial, Husum, Lyngby Teatret |
| TV release | 02.11.1996, TV 2 |
| Danish rating | Children under 16 not admitted |
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| Production company | Nordisk Film |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Sune Lund-Sørensen |
| Assistant director | Karen Bentzon |
| Continuity | Maria Naur |
| Extras coordinator | Sanni Sylvester Petersen |
| Extras coordinator | Marie Louise Hedegaard |
| Extras coordinator | Marie Louise Hedegaard |
| Extras coordinator | Sanni Sylvester Petersen |
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Script |
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| Script | Erik Balling |
| Script | Henning Bahs |
| Script | Sune Lund-Sørensen |
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Production |
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| Production | Lene Nielsen |
| Production | Gisela Bergquist |
| Production | Kenneth Berg |
| Producer | Bo Christensen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Claus Loof |
| Camera assistant | Jesper Find |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Peter Klitgaard |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Birger Bohm |
| Key grip | Gunner Nielsen |
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| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
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| Electrical dept. | Otto Stenov |
| Electrical dept. | Michael Wils |
| Electrical dept. | Jan Michael Jensen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Leif Axel Kjeldsen |
| Assistant editor | Karen Margrethe Nielsen |
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Music |
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| Music | Pete Repete |
| Music | Michael Falch |
| Musical arrangement | Lars H.U.G. |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Søren Skjær |
| Set dresser | Magnus Magnusson |
| Set dresser | Ivar Baungaard |
| Set dresser | Cecilia Sille Hersby |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Annelise Hauberg |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Birthe Lyngsøe |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Bjarne Risbjerg |
| Sound | John Nielsen |
| Sound | Michael Dela |
| Sound | Carl Aage Hansen |
| Sound | Preben Mortensen |
| Sound | Johan Carlsen |
| Sound | Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
| Foley artist | Jacky Dufour |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Søren Skjær |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Martin Spang Olsen |
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Other credits |
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| Assistant | Mette Schramm |
| Assistant | Steffen Led Sørensen |
| Assistant | Martin Schmidt |
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Appearance |
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| Journalisten | Michael Falch |
| Gitte Bristol, advokat | Susanne Breuning |
| Politikommissær Ehlers | Ole Ernst |
| Kaspersen, kriminalassistent | Hans Henrik Voetmann |
| Redaktør Otzen | Morten Grunwald |
| Politimester | Bjørn Puggaard-Müller |
| Redaktør Hermansen | Hans-Henrik Krause |
| Ulrich | Lars H.U.G. |
| Annie, Ulrichs mor | Lone Helmer |
| Kurt | John Martinus |
| Receptionist | Kirsten Lehfeldt |
| Stump | Johnny Hedegaard |
| Bonnie | Pia Koch |
| Lisbeth, Kurts søster | Charlotte Sieling |
| Gittes chauffør | Jan Hertz |
| Stationsbetjent | Holger Munk |
| Fængselsbetjent | Preben Ravn |
| Fængselsbetjent | Hans Henrik Bærentzen |
| Preben Sørensen | Michael Hasselflug |
| Bartender | Tage Axelson |
| Kok | Dennis Otto Hansen |
| Politibetjent | Jørgen Bidstrup |
| Mand i sort læderfrakke | Rasmus Haxen |
| Mand der fremviser Kurts værelse | Johan Thiersen |
| Redaktionssekretær | Lise-Lotte Norup |
| Bent, transvestit | Peter Larsen |
| Bob, bartender | Peter Schrøder |
| Bartender på hotel | Flemming Dyjak |
| Taxachauffør | Ahmed Rahmani |
| Pressefotograf | Kim Rømer |
| Journalist | Lars Elstrøm |
| Journalist | Ejnar Brund Gensø |
| Kriminalassistent Mortensen | Anders Ulbæk |
| Appearance | Finn Rye Petersen |
| Appearance | Finn Bredahl |
| Appearance | Mogens Eckert |
| Appearance | Flemming Harpelund |
| Appearance | Eyvind Vang Jensen |
| Appearance | Kim Sørensen |
| Appearance | Bo Thomas |
| Appearance | Gunnar Obel |
| Appearance | Deni Jordan |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Nu vågne alle Guds fugle små | 1988 | C.E.F. Weyse |
| Ulrichs tema | 1988 | Michael Falch |
| Mor i Paradis [Score] | 1988 | Pete Repete |
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