Besökarna (1988)

Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 1987
Running Times: 102 mins
Length: 2991 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Film 87 88 Besökarna KB/MVM Entertainment
Executive Producer: Håkan Ersgård
Production Manager: Ann Collenberg
Studio Executive: Rolf Larsson

SCRIPT
Script: Joakim Ersgård (real name: Jack Ersgard), Patrik Ersgård

DIRECTION
Director: Joakim Ersgård (real name: Jack Ersgard)
Assistant Director: Assistant Director: Patrik Ersgård
Continuity Clerk: Filippa Wahlström

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Hans-Åke Lerin
Helicopter Photographer: Dan Myhrman
Steadicam Operator: Mike Tiverios
First Assistant Camera: Björn Olofsson
Electrician: Jan Andersson, Ted Lindahl
Grip: Lars Logårdh
Still Photographer: Peter Holmqvist
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
Laboratory: Film-Teknik, Stockholm, Sweden

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Martin Jordan
Colour Timer: Börje Sundberg

MUSIC
Music: Peter Wallin

SOUND
Sound Designer: Kjell Jansson
Sound Mixer: Kjell Westman
Sound Assistant: Peter Eklund
Special Sound Effects: Anders Larsson
Foley Artists: Tomas Krantz, Jan-Erik Lundberg

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designers: Lena Söderström, Lenamari Wallström
Make Up: Kjell Gustavsson, Agneta Lindqvist-Widin

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Olov Nylander

VISUAL EFFECTS
Optical Printers: Gunnar Ahlgren, Björn Selander
Title Designer: Ulf Thelander

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Jean-Louis von Dardel
Set Dresser: Marianne Spjuth
Props: Rickard Molin
Construction Manager: Ulf Jacobson
Carpenters: Ulrika Holmér, Mats Karlsson, Urban Lisinski, Johan Sjölin
Storyboard Artists: Pontus Ersgård, Ulf Thelander

OTHER CREW
Production Assistants: Magdalena Meden-Britth, Lena Strandqvist
Marketing: Johanne Rudkilde

LOCATIONS
Locations: Aspvik, Värmdö, Stockholms län, Sweden

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Mats Lundberg
Stunts: Per-Erik Gustavsson, Tomas Hjelm, Mats Lundberg

CAST
Kjell Bergqvist (Frank Eriksson)
Lena Endre (Sara Eriksson)
Johannes Brost (Allan Svensson)
Joanna Berglund (Lotta Eriksson)
Jonas Olsson (Peter Eriksson)
Patrik Ersgård (postman)
Bernt Lundquist (police detective)
Lena Lindblom (shop assistant)
P.G. Hylén (policeman)
Mats Lundberg (policeman)
Leif Grönvall (demon)

PLOT SUMMARY

Frank, Sara and their children move into a new house in country only to find that the house is haunted and that something nasty is lurking in mysterious attic room.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Video Distributors: Vidmark Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Norway
Rating: 15

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1988
April
29: Sweden - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

En svensk thrillerrysare

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Visitors
The Visitors - Besucher im Haus - West German title

KEYWORDS

attics, demons, families, haunted houses, the occult, the paranormal, the supernatural

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009