Mannekäng i rött

1958 [SWEDISH]

Action / Mystery / Thriller

3
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 734 734

Plot summary

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.

Director

Arne Mattsson Photo
Arne Mattsson

Top cast

Björn Gustafson Photo
Björn Gustafson as Blackmailer
Bellan Roos Photo
Bellan Roos as Teacher with Class at Museum
Siegfried Fischer Photo
Siegfried Fischer as Besökare på slottet
John Melin Photo
John Melin as Westin, Tour Guide at the Castle
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1011.65 MB
1280*766
Swedish 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 50 min
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1.83 GB
1792*1072
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles sv   cz   dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   hr   hu   it   no   nl   pl   pt   ro   ru  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10

Mannequin in Red

This the second of the 'Hillman Thrillers' sees husband and wife detectives John and Kajsa Hillman, along with assistant Freddie, investigating the murder of a model at a fashion house, with Kajsa going undercover as a new model. It quickly becomes clear that the dead woman had been blackmailing various people but they might not be the only ones with a motive to kill... and her death won't be the last.Having enjoyed 'The Lady in Black' it made sense to watch other available films in the series. The first obvious difference with this one is that it is in colour. It is also set in Stockholm so has a different feel to the previous film's rural setting. It still has the same protagonists though. John and Kajsa are good protagonists; serious and getting the job done while Freddie continues to provide light relief along with beautiful girlfriend Sonja. The mystery provides plenty of suspects as well as some good twists and turns that one would hope for in the genre. It may be over sixty five years old but it doesn't feel too dated; the colour looks great. The cast does a solid job and despite the grisly nature of the murders nothing really unpleasant is shown meaning it can be enjoyed by more squeamish fans of the genre. Overall a good second instalment in the series; I'll certainly be watching more and would recommend it to anybody looking for a solid mystery.These comments are based on watching the film in Swedish with English subtitles.
Reviewed by HumanoidOfFlesh 7 / 10

Swedish "Blood and Black Lace".

After one of the models vanishes from the fashion house La Femme Kate Hillman starts her investigation along with Captain John Hillman.The chain of ghastly murders begins..."Mannequin in Red" is often cited as the main influence on Mario Bava's legendary giallo "Blood and Black Lace".It's a murder mystery that takes place in a fashion house.The film is gorgeously photographed by Hilding Bladh and offers some suspenseful moments.The killings are tame and completely bloodless and there are some irritating scenes that are supposed to be funny,but I wasn't amused.However if you want to see stylish giallo from Sweden check out "Mannequin in Red" before or after watching Bava's masterful "Blood and Black Lace".7 out of 10.
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