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Lake of the Dead

Original title: De dødes tjern
  • 19581958
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.1K
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De dødes tjern (1958)
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kåre Bergstrøm
  • Writers
    • Kåre Bergstrøm
    • André Bjerke(novel)
  • Stars
    • Erling Lindahl
    • Bjørg Engh
    • Henny Moan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kåre Bergstrøm
  • Writers
    • Kåre Bergstrøm
    • André Bjerke(novel)
  • Stars
    • Erling Lindahl
    • Bjørg Engh
    • Henny Moan
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    • 14User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Erling Lindahl
    • Kai Buggeas Kai Bugge
    Bjørg Engh
    • Sonja Borgeas Sonja Borge
    Henny Moan
    • Liljan Werneras Liljan Werner
    André Bjerke
    • Gabriel Mørkas Gabriel Mørk
    Per Lillo-Stenberg
    • Bjørn Werneras Bjørn Werner
    Øyvind Øyen
    • Bråtenas Bråten
    Georg Richter
    • Harald Granas Harald Gran
    Inger Teien
    • Eva, Bjørn's Girlfriendas Eva, Bjørn's Girlfriend
    Leif Sommerstad
    • Tore Gråvikas Tore Gråvik
    Henki Kolstad
    • Bernhard Borgeas Bernhard Borge
    • Director
      • Kåre Bergstrøm
    • Writers
      • Kåre Bergstrøm
      • André Bjerke(novel)
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    Storyline

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    20-23 August 1958: Crime Author Bernhard and his wife Sonja, psychoanalyst Kai, magazine editor Gabriel, lawyer Harald and his fiancée Liljan are six Oslo people who will visit Bjørn, Liljan's brother in his cabin deep in the Østerdal forests. But, when the guests arrive, Bjørn is missing and his dog is found dead at a pond nearby. It's not long before they begin to ponder the old legend that is associated with the place: a man is said to have killed his sister and her lover and then drowned himself in the lake. It is said that everyone who stays in the house-the murder's cabin-would be possessed by a strange attraction: They would be forced to drown themselves in the pond. The company decides to solve the mystery, but soon it appears that they are exposed to the mysterious, fascinating powers that are tied to the lake. —Wiki
    • psychotronic film
    • vacation gone wrong
    • brother sister incest
    • cabin
    • lake
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      • Horror
      • Thriller
      • Mystery
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    • Trivia
      Contains the most famous scene in Norwegian movie industry, when Lillian walks towards the lake and tries to drown herself in the water.
    • Connections
      Referenced in 50-års frigjøringsjubileum i Vefsn (1995)

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    9/10
    Don't be scared away from seeing this film!
    Don't let the previous poster scare (no pun intended) you away from seeing this film. It has a very good cast made up of seasoned Norwegian actors (including the writer himself, Andre Bjerke), and the plot is very good acted out. Now, it would be really unfair to compare Norwegian films made in the 1950's with their Hollywood counterparts then and now - they were made on very tight budgets and usually played for a limited audience. However, this film (made in creepy black and white) has some outstanding scenes that made me (at least) really very uneasy. It's really a very good attempt to make an exiting movie out of a brilliant psychological thriller novel. I think it still - even by today's standard - has a very high entertainment value, just as it had about 50 years ago. No CGI effects here - just good, solid acting!
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    • Jul 4, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1958 (Norway)
    • Country of origin
      • Norway
    • Language
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • The Lake of the Damned
    • Production company
      • Norsk Film
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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