Fire in the Night (1955)

Genre : Thriller, Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Arne Skouen

Synopsis

Tim is a proofreader at a newspaper in Oslo by day, and a pyromaniac at night. Only one other 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.

Actors

Claes Gill
Claes Gill
Tim Ruud
Elisabeth Bang
Elisabeth Bang
Margrethe, sosialsekretær
Harald Heide Steen
Harald Heide Steen
Tims barndomsvenn
Gudrun Waadeland
Gudrun Waadeland
Korrekturass.
Thor Hjorth-Jenssen
Thor Hjorth-Jenssen
Journalist
Helge Essmar
Helge Essmar
Redaksjonssekretær
Harald Aimarsen
Harald Aimarsen
Redaksjonsmedarb.

Crews

Arne Skouen
Arne Skouen
Director
Arne Skouen
Arne Skouen
Writer
Vera Hall
Vera Hall
Makeup Artist
Anita Ellingsen
Anita Ellingsen
Script
Hans Nord
Hans Nord
Camera Production Assistant
Bjørn Breigutu
Bjørn Breigutu
Editor
Dagfinn Akselsen
Dagfinn Akselsen
Sound
Finn Bergan
Finn Bergan
Director of Photography
Gunnar Sønstevold
Gunnar Sønstevold
Music

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