The Disappearance of a Young Wife

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The Disappearance of a Young Wife

1953

1h 32m

6.5(5 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The young wife of an upper-class academic disappears while her husband is on holiday. In his search for her, the husband learns that there was much he did not know both about her past and about their relationship.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Astri Jacobsen

Eva Berger

Adolf Bjerke

Arne Berger, dosent

Lalla Carlsen

Johanne Antonsen, hushjelpen

Kåre Siem

Dr. Krogh

Vesla Christensen

Ingrid Lindstrøm

Wenche Foss

Tore Haug, kriminalkonstabel

Espen Skjønberg

Einar Møller, farmasøyt

Nanna Stenersen

Birgit Lie, farmasøyt og venninne

Egil Hjorth-Jenssen

Olsen

Guri Stormoen

Thea

Creative team

Directed by: Edith Carlmar
Written by: Victor Borg
Otto Carlmar
Produced by: Otto Carlmar

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