

The Parallel Corpses
1982-03-05 · 113 min · ★ 4.2
About a businessman who murders his stepdaughter after having an affair with her. A crematorium worker who secretly sells coffins to an undertaker discovers two bodies in one of the coffins one day. He suspects what has happened and tries to blackmail the murderer for money.
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- Directors
- Hans-Erik Philip, Søren Melson
- Production companies
- Panorama-Film
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jørgen KiilAllan Berg
Buster LarsenHans Thomsen
Agneta EkmannerKaren Bentzen
Masja DessauMarie-Louise Dessau
John Hahn-PetersenLarsen
Peter SteenKriminalassistent
Peter RonildKriminalkommissar
Poul BundgaardBedemand
Jan Zangenberg
Lily Broberg
Gyrd Løfquist
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
Anne Werner Thomsen
Willy Rathnov
Hugo Herrestrup
Niels Hinrichsen
Valsø Holm
Ib Mossin
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