Lake of the Dead

1958 [NORWEGIAN]

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 2899 2.9K

Plot summary

A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumour that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.

Director

Kåre Bergstrøm Photo
Kåre Bergstrøm

Top cast

Georg Richter Photo
Georg Richter as Harald Gran
Per Lillo-Stenberg Photo
Per Lillo-Stenberg as Bjørn Werner
Øyvind Øyen Photo
Øyvind Øyen as Bråten
André Bjerke Photo
André Bjerke as Gabriel Mørk
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706.52 MB
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Norwegian 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 16 min
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706.19 MB
1280*534
Norwegian 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 16 min
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1.28 GB
1920*800
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 16 min
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1.28 GB
1920*800
Norwegian 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 16 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by boundlaw 8 / 10

If Agatha Christie was Norwegian

This mystery is classified as horror because of the supernatural elements, a century old ghost story centered upon the cabin in the woods where this group of people came to stay with its missing owner. I won't ruin it with spoilers, but I saw this as a classic whodunit with a paranormal element. Filmed in glorious B&W which adds to the starkness, this film has a couple of spicy elements which must have been quite scandalous in its days: the big reveal about the twins and the revealing, see-through neglegee Liljan, the female twin wears. It is more cozy now, with an endearing group growing more suspicious of each other as the events unfold. This will take you back, yet with a fresh take on where the whodunit and horror genres meet.
Reviewed by nomoons11 7 / 10

A Seriously creepy little film...with gobs of atmosphere

This is a fine effort in the horror/thriller genre. Coming out in 1958 and from Norway you wouldn't think so but...it works...trust me.First off, the acting in the first say...15 minutes or so...is pretty lame. I guess it's due to the "un-hollywood" like skills of the actors but after it dissipates, the rest of the story/film is a mystery until the end.Basic premise is that 6 friends go to a cabin at a remote lake to meet up with one of their brothers to relax and have a good time. Turns out the lake they go to has a bad history and the rest of the film we learn about it's secrets. We also learn about most of the friends who show up while they sit a debate where the missing brother has gone or if he's dead or not. It's mostly a talky all the way until the end but it really does grab your attention. You may think of a Friday the 13th feel to this but what you won't get is blood and gore. What you do get is an intricate story that hold you to the couch right until the end.This one is considered one of the top 5 Norwegian films made..and I can see why. If you give this one a chance you'll see why also.
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