Film

Flames in the Dark

1942 · 1h 34m · Drama · Thriller

IMDb

6.2

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?

Edvin Adolphson

Rolf Nordmark

Stig Järrel

Birger Sjögren

Inga Tidblad

Eva Sjögren

Hugo Björne

Edvard Bergfelt

Linnéa Hillberg

Magda Bergfelt

Hasse Ekman

Per Sahlén

Agneta Lagerfeldt

Anne-Marie Ström

Hilda Borgström

Anna Charlotta Sjögren

Mimi Pollak

Miss Danielsson

Bengt Ekerot

Åke Kronström

Åke Claesson

Dr Lundvall

David Erikson

Andersson - School Janitor

Karl Erik Flens

Telephone Operator's Fiancé

Agda Helin

Dr Lundvall's maid

Aurore Palmgren

Hulda

Bengt Blomgren

Samuelsson

• Hasse EkmanWriter · Director
• Lorens MarmstedtProducer
• Hilding BladhDirector of Photography
• Jules SylvainOriginal Music Composer

Release date

March 2, 1942

Status

Released

Original language

Swedish

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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