Inspector Palmu's Mistake (film)

Komisario Palmun erehdys
Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Matti Kassila
Written by	Matti Kassila Kaarlo Nuorvala
Based on	Inspector Palmu's Mistake by Mika Waltari
Produced by	Toivo Särkkä
Starring	Joel Rinne Matti Ranin Leo Jokela Jussi Jurkka Leevi Kuuranne Elina Pohjanpää
Cinematography	Olavi Tuomi
Edited by	Elmer Lahti
Music by	Osmo Lindeman
Production company	SF-Filmi
Distributed by	Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Release date	9 September 1960 (1960-09-09) (Finland)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Komisario Palmun erehdys (Swedish title: Mysteriet Rygseck; international titles: Inspector Palmu's Mistake or Inspector Palmu's Error;^[1] US DVD title: The Rygseck Mystery) is a 1960 Finnish crime comedy film directed by Matti Kassila for Suomen Filmiteollisuus. It is set in 1930s Helsinki and centers on Inspector Palmu's investigation of the murder of rich and decadent Bruno Rygseck. It is based on Mika Waltari's 1940 novel of the same name, and was the first film adaptation of his Inspector Palmu novels.

The film was premiered on September 9, 1960, and at the time of its premiere, the film was already a great success with both audiences and critics.^[2] It has enjoyed great popularity over the years, and in 2012, it was voted the best Finnish film of all time by Finnish film critics, journalists and bloggers in a poll organized by Yle Uutiset.^[3] The film was also shown at the Tampere Film Festival in 1999.^[2]

The film was followed by three sequels, Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961), The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962) and Vodka, Inspector Palmu (1969), which were produced by a different studio, Fennada-Filmi, but directed by Kassila and featured the same core cast.