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Melody of a Murder is a danois film of genre Drama directed by Bodil Ipsen with Gull-Maj Norin

Melody of a Murder (1944)

Melody of a Murder
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Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginDanemark
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating65% 3.2686453.2686453.2686453.2686453.268645

The Melody of Murder, (Original Title: Mordets Melodi), is a 1944 Danish film noir directed by Bodil Ipsen and starring Gull-Maj Norin and Poul Reichhardt. The dark tale revolves around a sexually ambiguous serial killer whose crimes are committed to a French cabaret song, and the police suspect a chanteuse who sings the same tune during her performances. Produced during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the film was praised by critics for its "stylish cinematography, thematic intensity, and dark vision of Copenhagen;" and consider it one of the most influential Danish films of that period.

Actors

Gull-Maj Norin

(Odette Margot / Sonja)Poul Reichhardt

(Max Stenberg)Ib Schønberg

(Theatre director Perm)Else Petersen

(Mrs. Baunsø)Karen Poulsen

(Flora Kristiansen)
And :
Petrine Sonne
Charles Wilken
Anna Henriques-Nielsen
Lili Heglund
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