Heksenetter

Heksenetter (Witch Nights) is a Norwegian drama film from 1954, directed by Leif Sinding.[1][2] Georg Løkkeberg appears in the main role as Major General Arthur Ranlow.[3]

Heksenetter
Directed byLeif Sinding
Georg Løkkeberg
Produced byPer Gunnar Jonson
Written byLeif Sinding
Bjørn Bergh-Pedersen
Bjarne Andersen
Based onLeif Sinding's play Vampyren
StarringGeorg Løkkeberg
Bab Christensen
Bjarne Andersen
Music byBjørn Woll
CinematographyPer Gunnar Jonson
Edited byEric Nordemar
Pierre Bardh
Distributed byFotorama, Norenafilm
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

The great war is in its final stages, and Major General Arthur Ranlow orders an attack on the enemy's nuclear facilities. He has an entirely personal motive for the attack because the officers he assigns are men that he suspects are flirting with his wife. All four officers die during the attack.[3]

The plot moves forward in time, and Ranlow is in his living room. Sergeant Sander is his servant, and their existence is marked by occult interests. In their conversation, it appears that Ranlow has been fired from the army. Sander draws the curtains when he sees a strange woman outside. Ranlow orders her to enter the house and, when that happens, Ranlow's health and mental condition deteriorate.[3]

Cast

  • Georg Løkkeberg: Major General Arthur Ranlow
  • Bab Christensen: Lilian
  • Bjarne Andersen: Sergeant Sander, servant
  • Fridtjof Mjøen: Robert Norvald, doctor
  • Ingerid Vardund: Vera Ranlow
  • Rolf Falkenberg Smith: Major Venge
  • Bjørn Bergh-Pedersen: Major Tregenna
  • Folkman Schaanning: theater director
  • Hjalmar Fries: Dr. Thorne
  • Arvid Nilssen: cemetery worker
  • Egil Hjorth-Jenssen: cemetery worker
  • Richard Røgeberg: Lieutenant Lanner
  • Wenche Løfsgård: woman in a nightclub
  • Sidsel Meyer: woman in a nightclub
  • Pelle Christensen: singer in a nightclub
  • René Jacquet: advertising poster man
  • Torhild Lindal: nurse
  • Grethe Dahl: nurse
  • Edith Ottosen: woman in a nightclub
  • Oscar Amundsen: man in a nightclub
  • Per Aaeng: young man with the theater director
  • Kristin Larssen: little girl
  • Margaret Pollen: dancer in a nightclub
  • William Lewis: theater dancer

References

  1. Lachmann, Michael; Lange-Fuchs, Hauke (1993). Film in Skandinavien, 1945–1993: Dänemark, Finnland, Island, Norwegen, Schweden. Berlin: Henschel. p. 128.
  2. Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto-Mikael; Talboom, Godfried (1990). Le cinéma des pays nordiques. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou. p. 272.
  3. "Heksenetter". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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