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Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
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Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997-06-27 · 90 min · ★ 6.3

Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

A man working at a garbage incinerator discovers the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven. Police detective Martin Beck handles the case. All he knows is that a brutal murder has happened. But he does not know when or where. He has no body, motive or a crime scene, not a single trace. All he has is some teeth and a mysterious Internet address...

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Directors
Pelle Seth
Production companies
Egmont Film, Victoria Film, Filmlance International, Frankfurter Filmproduktion GmbH, TV4, TV 2, FILMNET, TV 2, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Eurimages
Countries
Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Peter HaberPeter HaberMartin Beck
Mikael PersbrandtMikael PersbrandtGunvald Larsson
Figge NorlingFigge NorlingBenny Skacke
Stina RautelinStina RautelinLena Klingström
Per MorbergPer MorbergJoakim Wersén
Ingvar HirdwallIngvar HirdwallGrannen
Rebecka HemseRebecka HemseInger
Peter HüttnerPeter HüttnerOljelund
Niklas FalkNiklas FalkDomare Lagerfeldt
Fredrik UltvedtJens Loftegård
Michael NyqvistMichael NyqvistJohn Banck
Anna Ulrika EricssonYvonne Jäder
Bo HöglundServitören
Jan von MelenHasse Larsson
Mia BensonMia BensonÅklagare Lindgren
Oskar LöfkvistAron
Lamin TourayNicklas
Roderyk MundeniusRoderyk MundeniusPaaren
Bergljót ArnadóttirExfrun
Stefan RoosStefan RoosKeith Karlsson

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