19 Red Roses Explained

19 Red Roses
Director:Esben Høilund Carlsen
Producer:Per Årman
Erik Crone
Jørgen Lademann
Starring:Henning Jensen
Cinematography:Henning Camre
Editing:Lars Brydesen
Runtime:99 minutes
Country:Denmark
Language:Danish

19 Red Roses (Danish: Nitten røde roser) is a 1974 Danish crime film directed by Esben Høilund Carlsen and starring Henning Jensen.

Plot

The film follows Detective Ancher (Poul Reichhardt) and his team as they investigate a series of murders that happened over a period of days. Seemingly unrelated at first, the investigators soon deduce that the killings are connected and stem from an incident that associates of the victims were all involved in.

Cast

Sequel

The film was followed with a sequel, Terror, in 1977. All of the major characters returned for this followasup.