Flames in the Dark 1942

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Drama Thriller

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?

Release Date 1942-03-02
Runtime 1h 34m
Directors Hilding Bladh, Hasse Ekman
Producer Lorens Marmstedt
Writer Hasse Ekman