In an unnamed country, the greatest supporter of the National Theatre and its actors is a diplomat from a foreign country, Ernst Lemmering. Lemmering is also in a relationship with the ...
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Title: There Burns a Fire (1943)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Inga Tidblad | ... | Harriet Brandt | |
| Lars Hanson | ... | Ernst Lemmering | |
| Victor Sjöström | ... | Henrik Falkman | |
| Gerd Hagman | ... | Eva Brenner | |
| Lauritz Falk | ... | Lauritz Bernt | |
| Tollie Zellman | ... | Lisa Albert | |
| Hampe Faustman | ... | Georg Brandt (as Erik Faustman) | |
| Stig Järrel | ... | Paul Winter | |
| Hugo Björne | ... | Gen. Wollert | |
| Georg Funkquist | ... | Bruhn | |
| Gabriel Alw | ... | Government Minister | |
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In an unnamed country, the greatest supporter of the National Theatre and its actors is a diplomat from a foreign country, Ernst Lemmering. Lemmering is also in a relationship with the theatre's star actress Harriet Brandt. After a late night rehearsal he has invited the actors to his home when the news comes through that the country has been occupied by the military of Lemmering's home country. Despite their friendship with Lemmering, the actors decide to take a stand against the foreign aggressors. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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24 May 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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A foreign country's military attachè is a dear friend of the National Theatre and its ensemble. However this relationship ends when the country is occupied and their once so good friend is made military commander of the enemy. Friends are now turned to enemies and the love he felt for the theatre's female star is no longer answered. Former Hollywood-star Lars Hanson and Inga Tidblad are excellent as the military attachè and his love interest. Other worth mentioning are Victor Sjöström as the head of the theatre and Tollie Zellman as its wise-cracking grand old lady. The action-scenes are mainly made up of real stock-footage from then ongoing World War II, but that doesn't really matter since the dialogue is what drives this picture. The star-studded cast has some really great lines to deliver. The story is fictious and considering that Sweden was neutral and kept out of the war that tormented most of Europe during the time of production, they have wisely chosen not to clearify which two countries are at war in this picture. The movie shows off props like fabricated flags, etc. All this in mind, the film is an interesting comment from the Swedish film industry during World War II.