Fire in the Night (1955 film)

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Fire in the Night
Directed by Arne Skouen
Written byArne Skouen
Starring Claes Gill
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Fire in the Night (Norwegian : Det brenner i natt!) is a 1955 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

Tim is a proofreader at a newspaper in Oslo by day, and a pyromaniac at night. Only one other person knows about Tim's dark side: his childhood friend and editor of the newspaper. The two have kept the secret for years until the secretary, Margrethe, finds out. Eager to help, she becomes Tim's confidant.

Cast

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Det brenner i natt!". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 31 January 2009.