Besættelse
Appearance
Besættelse | |
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![]() Cover of the Danish DVD | |
Directed by | Bodil Ipsen |
Written by | Fleming Lynge Hans Severinsen (novel) |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Valdemar Christensen |
Edited by | Valdemar Christensen |
Music by | Erik Fiehn |
Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 min |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
Besættelse (English: Possession) is a 1944 Danish film noir directed by Bodil Ipsen and starring Johannes Meyer and Berthe Qvistgaard. 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.[1]
Cast
[edit]Actor | Role |
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Johannes Meyer | Draper Jens Steen |
Berthe Qvistgaard | Else Petersen |
Aage Fønss | Merchant Thygesen |
Poul Reichhardt | Aage Thygesen |
Thorkil Lauritzen | Landbetjent Hermannsen |
Aage Redal | parish bailiff |
Peter Nielsen | lawyer |
Rasmus Christiansen | Røgter |
Vera Gebuhr | Hotel maid |
Alma Olander Dam Willumsen | Mrs. Steen (as Alma Olander Dam) |
Jesper Gottschalch | |
Karl Jørgensen | Traveling salesman |
References
[edit]- ^ Jørholt, Eva: 100 Års Dansk Film, p. 131. Rosinante (2001).
External links
[edit]- Besættelse at IMDb
- Besættelse at Den Danske Film Database (in Danish)
- Besættelse at Det Danske Filmistitut (in Danish)