''Besættelse'' (English: ''Possession'') is a 1944

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

film noir directed by Bodil Ipsen and starring Johannes Meyer and

Berthe Qvistgaard Berthe Qvistgaard (11 August 1910 – 23 October 1999) was a Danish stage and film actress, and winner of the prestigious Tagea Brandt Rejselegat award in 1965. She was a rector of the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance fo ...

. Based upon a novel by Hans Severinsen, the film is a dark psychological drama about an aging businessman whose erotic obsession with a cynical young woman leads to his eventual downfall.Jørholt, Eva: ''100 Års Dansk Film'', p. 131. Rosinante (2001).

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''Besættelse''
at Den Danske Film Database (in Danish)
''Besættelse''
at Det Danske Filmistitut (in Danish) Danish crime films 1940s Danish-language films Film noir Films directed by Bodil Ipsen 1944 films 1944 crime films Danish black-and-white films {{1940s-crime-film-stub