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Flames in the Dark (1942)

Original title: Lågor i dunklet

1942-03-02 · 1h 34m · SV
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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?

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Hasse EkmanDirector, Writer

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Edvin AdolphsonEdvin AdolphsonRolf NordmarkStig JärrelStig JärrelBirger SjögrenInga TidbladInga TidbladEva SjögrenHugo BjörneHugo BjörneEdvard BergfeltLinnéa HillbergLinnéa HillbergMagda BergfeltHasse EkmanHasse EkmanPer SahlénAgneta LagerfeldtAgneta LagerfeldtAnne-Marie StrömHilda BorgströmHilda BorgströmAnna Charlotta SjögrenMimi PollakMimi PollakMiss DanielssonBengt EkerotBengt EkerotÅke KronströmÅke ClaessonÅke ClaessonDr LundvallDavid EriksonDavid EriksonAndersson - School Janitor

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PsychopathBoarding schoolMarriageTeacher student relationshipPyromaniac

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityPsychopath · Boarding School · MarriageDialogue densityDramaDirector preference492891Actor preference410909 · 424456 · 429309Country preferenceSe

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What is Flames in the Dark about?

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?

How long is Flames in the Dark?

Flames in the Dark has a runtime of 94 minutes.