| The Melody of Murder | |
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 Front Cover of the Danish DVD | |
| Directed by | Bodil Ipsen |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Valdemar Christensen |
| Edited by | Valdemar Christensen |
| Music by | Erik Fiehn |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
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