Lake of the Dead (1958)

Lake of the Dead

Original title: De dødes tjern
Movie19581h 16m
HorrorThrillerMystery
6.8 / 10(2,941)

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.

Runtime
1h 16m
Released
1958
Country
Norway

Details

Release year: 1958

Storyline

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.

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Did you know

André Bjerke, the author of the novel, has a role in this movie. He is "Gabriel Mørk". The novel was authored under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge, who is the lead character.

Contains the most famous scene in Norwegian movie industry, when Lillian walks towards the lake and tries to drown herself in the water.

This movie was made available in 2023 when it was released on inter-regional (region free) Blu-Ray Disk by Norske Filmklassikere (Norwegian Film Classics), Norsk Filmdistribusjon and Platekompaniet as the 1st release in a new series with classics, NFK0001, with subtitles in English, and is supposed to be held in stock for film lovers.

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User reviews

8/10

Pay attention Hollywood; it's a lesson in atmosphere!

👍 34 · 6/30/2010
8/10

If Agatha Christie was Norwegian

👍 8 · 6/29/2022
8/10

De dødes tjern (1958)

👍 22 · 12/13/2011
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Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
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