Besættelse Explained

Besættelse
Director:Bodil Ipsen
Music:Erik Fiehn
Cinematography:Valdemar Christensen
Editing:Valdemar Christensen
Distributor:Nordisk Film
Runtime:83 min
Country:Denmark
Language:Danish

Besættelse (English: Possession) is a 1944 Danish film noir directed by Bodil Ipsen and starring Johannes Meyer and Berthe Qvistgaard. Based upon a novel by Hans Severinsen, the film is a dark psychological drama about an aging businessman whose erotic obsession with a cynical young woman leads to his eventual downfall.[1]

Cast

Actor Role
Draper Jens Steen
Else Petersen
Merchant Thygesen
Aage Thygesen
Landbetjent Hermannsen
parish bailiff
lawyer
Røgter
Hotel maid
Mrs. Steen (as Alma Olander Dam)
Traveling salesman

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Notes and References

  1. Jørholt, Eva: 100 Års Dansk Film, p. 131. Rosinante (2001).