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Peter van Heeren (1957)

Peter van Heeren poster
Directed by
Sigval Maartmann-Moe
Genre
crime film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a crime in 1950s Norway. The film follows his efforts to solve the case based on a popular novel.

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What happens

Peter van Heeren is a Norwegian crime film from 1957. It is based on Alf Bonnevie Bryn's debut crime novel, Peter van Heeren tar skeen i den anden haand (Peter van Heeren Holds His Spoon in His Other Hand). The novel was adapted for film by Sigval Maartmann-Moe, who also directed the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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