''I faresonen'' (In the Danger Zone) is a Norwegian drama

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from 1961 directed by

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. The screenplay was written by Ragnar Kvam and

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. The film stars Rolf Søder,

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, and Roy Bjørnstad. The film was shown in Norwegian theaters in 1961, but hardly in

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. It was also screened at the

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that same year.

Plot

The film depicts a group of sailors on board and on land. An ex-alcoholic, the boatswain Hansen, talks about his experiences.

Cast

* Rolf Søder as Hansen, the boatswain *Ronald Abrahamsen as the oiler *

as the carpenter * Roy Bjørnstad as Bredesen, a sailor *

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* Fredrik Wildhagen *Robert Normann Jr. as Kjell, the deck boy * Jan Frydenlund as the narrator

References

External links

* {{imdb title, 0214784
''I faresone''
at the

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1961 films Norwegian drama films