Released:
1942-03-02

Overview:
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?

Director:
Hasse Ekman

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Edvin Adolphson
  as
  Rolf Nordmark
• 
  Stig Järrel
  as
  Birger Sjögren
• 
  Inga Tidblad
  as
  Eva Sjögren
• 
  Hugo Björne
  as
  Edvard Bergfelt
• 
  Linnéa Hillberg
  as
  Magda Bergfelt