Flames in the Dark
1942, Swedish. Directed by Hasse Ekman.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hasse EkmanDirector
- Edvin AdolphsonRolf Nordmark
- Stig JärrelBirger Sjögren
- Inga TidbladEva Sjögren
- Hugo BjörneEdvard Bergfelt
- Linnéa HillbergMagda Bergfelt
- Hasse EkmanPer Sahlén
- Agneta LagerfeldtAnne-Marie Ström
- Hilda BorgströmAnna Charlotta Sjögren
- Mimi PollakMiss Danielsson
- Bengt EkerotÅke Kronström
- Åke ClaessonDr Lundvall
- David EriksonAndersson - School Janitor
Details
- Released
- 2 March 1942
- Original title
- Lågor i dunklet
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Hasse Ekman
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Flames in the Dark runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Flames in the Dark isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 March 1942. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Flames in the Dark?
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Who directed Flames in the Dark?
Flames in the Dark (1942) was directed by Hasse Ekman and stars Edvin Adolphson, Stig Järrel, Inga Tidblad.