''Fire in the Night'' () is a 1955 Norwegian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Arne Skouen
Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer.
Biography
Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenn ...
. It was entered into the
1955 Cannes Film Festival
The 8th Cannes Film Festival took place from 26 April to 10 May 1955. French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol served as jury president for the main competition.
The first ''Palme d'Or'' was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival, to ' ...
.
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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Claes Gill as Tim
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Elisabeth Bang as Margrethe, sosialsekretær
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Harald Heide Steen as Tims barndomsvenn
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Gudrun Waadeland as Korrekturass
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Thor Hjorth-Jenssen as Journalist
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Helge Essmar as Redaksjonssekretær
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Harald Aimarsen
Harald Aimarsen (June 9, 1881 – January 5, 1966) was a Norwegian actor.
Aimarsen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. Among other venues, he worked at the Oslo New Theater. He acted in many films from 1919 until his death. Aimarsen di ...
as Redaksjonsmedarb
References
External links
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1955 films
1950s Norwegian-language films
1955 drama films
Norwegian black-and-white films
Films directed by Arne Skouen
Norwegian drama films
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