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Lake of the Dead (1958)

Lake of the Dead poster
Original title
De dødes tjern
Directed by
Kåre Bergstrøm
Genre
horror film, ghost film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends travel to a remote cabin by a lake with a dark legend. One of them goes missing, and the others begin to suspect supernatural forces are at work.

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What happens

Lake of the Dead (Norwegian title: De dødes tjern, also known as Lake of the Damned) is a 1958 Norwegian mystery horror film directed by Kåre Bergstrøm, and based on the 1942 novel by André Bjerke (as Bernhard Borge). The film stars Henki Kolstad, Henny Moan and Georg Richter. In 2019, a remake named Lake of Death was released written and directed by Nini Bull Robsahm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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