Flames in the Dark (1942)

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?

Release Date : Mar 02, 1942

Runtime : 1h 34m

Genre : Drama  Thriller  

Companies : Terrafilm

Countries : Sweden

Keywords : boarding school, psychopath, marriage, teacher student relationship, pyromaniac