Afsporet (English: Derailed) is a 1942 Danish erotic thriller drama film directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. starring Ebbe Rode and Illona Wieselmann. The psychological drama revolves around the intense erotic relationship between a wealthy married woman suffering from amnesia and a paroled petty thief entangled with organized crime. Afsporet was Ipsen's directorial debut and is considered the first true Danish film noir.
Cast Actor Role Poul Reumert Professor Bøgh Illona Wieselmann Esther Berthelsen Ebbe Rode Janus Jensen Johannes Meyer Organisten 'Bessefar' Ib Schønberg Jammerherren Tove Grandjean Jenny 'Bælam' Sørensen Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen Lotte Cloc Lise Thomsen Misse Lillebil Sigurd Langberg Detective Lønberg Jørn Jeppesen Detective Bjarne Forchhammer Erik Berthelsen Eigil Reimers Mogens Berner Jeanne Darville Mrs. Berner Preben Lerdorff Rye Willy Hansen Aage Winther-Jørgensen Policeman
References
External links
Afsporet at Den Danske Film Database (in Danish) Afsporet at Det Danske Filmistitut (in Danish)