Flames in the Dark(1942)

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Hasse Ekman

Actors: Edvin Adolphson, Stig Järrel, Inga Tidblad, Hugo Björne, Linnéa Hillberg, Hasse Ekman, Agneta Lagerfeldt, Hilda Borgström, Folke Algotsson, Per-Axel Arosenius

Release date: 1942-03-02

Country of origin: Sweden

Length: 1h 34m

Ratings:

• 6.2/10