The Parallel Corpses

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.

Cast

Jørgen Kiil

as Allan Berg

Buster Larsen

as Hans Thomsen

Agneta Ekmanner

as Karen Bentzen

Masja Dessau

as Marie-Louise Dessau

John Hahn-Petersen

as Larsen

Peter Steen

as Kriminalassistent

Peter Ronild

as Kriminalkommissar

Poul Bundgaard

as Bedemand

Jan Zangenberg

Lily Broberg

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