Letter from the Dead
1946, Danish. Directed by Johan Jacobsen.
Architect Poul Friis Henriksen falls in love with Norwegian Gerd. Unfortunately, she is already engaged to the doctor Arne Lorentzen, whose former wife died of an overdose under mysterious circumstances. Gerd invites Poul to a party at her home, where he accidentally sees her secretly taking a syringe. This makes Poul suspect that Arne is anything but the perfect husband. He sets out to investigate the matter further.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Johan JacobsenDirector
- Eyvind Johan-SvendsenLæge Arne Lorentzen
- Sonja WigertGerd Lorentzen
- Gunnar LauringArkitekt Poul Friis Henriksen
- Inge Hvid-MøllerFrk. Steen
- Axel FrischeThorsen
- Karin NellemoseVibeke
- Preben Lerdorff RyeSkuespiller
- Liselotte BendixNina
- Povl WøldikeDetektiv, Pouls ven
- Poul Holck HofmannVagtmand i bunkers
- Per BuckhøjBetjent
- Henry NielsenTeltholder på Dyrehavsbakken
Details
- Released
- 27 October 1946
- Original title
- Brevet fra afdøde
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Arvid Müller
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Letter from the Dead runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Letter from the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 October 1946. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Letter from the Dead?
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Who directed Letter from the Dead?
Letter from the Dead (1946) was directed by Johan Jacobsen and stars Eyvind Johan-Svendsen, Sonja Wigert, Gunnar Lauring.