| On a Bench in a Park | |
| Director: | Hasse Ekman |
| Producer: | Allan Ekelund |
| Starring: | Hasse Ekman Sigge Fürst Bengt Ekerot Lena Granhagen |
| Music: | Erik Nordgren |
| Cinematography: | Martin Bodin |
| Editing: | Oscar Rosander |
| Studio: | Svensk Filmindustri |
| Distributor: | Svensk Filmindustri |
| Runtime: | 103 minutes |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
On a Bench in a Park (Swedish: På en bänk i en park) is a 1960 Swedish thriller film written and directed by Hasse Ekman.[1] [2] He also stars, together with Sigge Fürst, Bengt Ekerot and Lena Granhagen. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city including at the Central Station and Vasa Theatre.
Sam Persson, previously worked as a musician but has resided for several years in a mental hospital. When he is discharged he reads in the newspaper that his childhood friend Stig Brender has become a big name in the theatre.
Persson has gotten the idea that it is Brender who is the cause of all accidents occurring to him. Persson finds Brender at the Royal Theatre one evening and tries to kill him with a hammer, instead Persson himself falls dead to the floor. Brender avoids calling the police, being scared to become a suspect, instead he places the corpse on a bench in a park.