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title: 'Death Is a Caress (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edith Carlmar'
released: '1949-08-29'
runtime_minutes: 92
countries:
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-is-a-caress-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136099/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Is a Caress (1949)

1949 · 92 min · Norway

Original title: Døden er et kjærtegn

## Synopsis

Death is a Caress is a 1949 Norwegian film noir starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arve Moen, it was Edith Carlmar's directorial début, and the first Norwegian film directed by a woman.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Otto Carlmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-carlmar)
- **Producer:** [Otto Carlmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-carlmar)
- **Director:** [Edith Carlmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-carlmar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sverre Arvid Bergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/sverre-arvid-bergh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ragnar Sørensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ragnar-s-rensen), [Kåre Bergstrøm](https://cinepixo.com/people/kare-bergstr-m)
- **Editor:** [Olav Engebretsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/olav-engebretsen)

## Cast

- [Anne Gullestad](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-gullestad)
- [Signe Heide Steen](https://cinepixo.com/people/signe-heide-steen)
- [Amund Rydland](https://cinepixo.com/people/amund-rydland)
- [Gisle Straume](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisle-straume)
- [Claus Wiese](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-wiese)
- [Ingolf Rogde](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingolf-rogde)
- [Sossen Krohg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sossen-krohg)
- [Haakon Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/haakon-arnold)
- [Eugen Skjønberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-skj-nberg)
- [Eva Bergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-bergh)
- [Bjørn Breigutu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bj-rn-breigutu)
- [Otto Carlmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-carlmar)
- [Einar Vaage](https://cinepixo.com/people/einar-vaage)
- [Bjørg Riiser-Larsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bj-rg-riiser-larsen)
- [Brita Bigum](https://cinepixo.com/people/brita-bigum)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-is-a-caress-1949
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