
Christer Pettersson
Biography
Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. In 1988 he was convicted of the murder in district court but acquitted on appeal the following year.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Leif GW Persson discusses the lead that has dominated the investigation more than any other: Christer Pettersson. Leif has also received a tip regarding new bullets, and this time he decides to conduct his own investigation.

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
On June 10, 2020, the 34-year-old Palme Inquiry was closed down because the investigators could not "get around" Skandiaman, Stig Engström. Here, the prosecutor's accusations and allegations about Stig Engström are examined.

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
About the murder of Olof Palme Feb. 28, 1986. Palme was a strong willed and maverick Swedish prime minister. He was idealistic in the extreme in that he believed he could defeat evil forces in the world by the power of his moral stance and the strength of his convictions. New and old suspects and theories surface in this film. Plus a fairly new informer, Ivan von Birchan.

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self
A highly controversial documentary about the murder of Sweden's Prime minister Olof Palme, for DR, DFI and SVT.

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Self/Self - Suspect 2
On February 28, 1986, Palme was killed by a shot to the back, at very close range. His wife, Lisbet, was wounded by a second shot. There were several witnesses to the assassination, but none of them got a good look at the gunman.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
About the man who first convicted and then acquitted of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (1986). The program depicts his life from the beginning to the dramatic end.
