The Fire Engine That Disappeared

Jul 2, 1993

1h 26m

★ 5.5

Overview

A routine mission ends up in a flaming inferno when a house suddenly explodes. It looks like a spectacular suicide attempt but the technical investigation reveals unexpected evidence. Beck and his men are soon on the tracks of a narcotic syndicate...

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

RTL

Victoria Film

Rialto Film

SVT Drama

SF Studios

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

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Cast

Martin Beck

Gösta Ekman

Lennart Kollberg

Kjell Bergqvist

Gunvald Larsson

Rolf Lassgård

Benny Skacke

Niklas Hjulström

Nadja Kovacs

Daniela Ziegler

Stoiweiler

Holger Kunkel

Carla

Maria Heiskanen

Einar Rönn

Bernt Ström

Evald Hammar

Torgny Anderberg

Greta Hjelm

Agneta Ekmanner

Putte Beck

Tova Magnusson

Gun Kollberg

Ing-Marie Carlsson

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