The Invisible Wall (Swedish: Den osynliga muren) is a 1944 Swedish war drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Inga Tidblad, Irma Christenson and Karl-Arne Holmsten. It was made at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm with location shooting around Kävlinge in Scania. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is based on the 1942 novel Assassination in Paris (Attentat i Paris) by Marika Stiernstedt. It was part of a group of films that dealt with the ongoing theme of the German occupation of Norway and Denmark while being set in a notionally unnamed country.
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Synopsis
A young woman working in a travel agency is in a relationship with an officer of the forces occupying her country. However, she also has a friend who is part of a clandestine resistance movement that help smuggle people out of the country who are wanted by the authorities. She becomes involved in this movement, helping Jews and a young woman who killed one of the occupiers and is now being hunted down by them.
Cast
Inga Tidblad as Lina Boyd
Irma Christenson as Marie de Troy
Karl-Arne Holmsten as Stefan Becker
Erik Hell as Walter Corell
Stig Järrel as Victor Reis
Håkan Westergren as Paul Brandt
Olof Winnerstrand as Prof. Ruben
Hilda Borgström as Mrs. Meijer
Carl Ström as Brandt Sr.
Alf Kjellin as Ivan Levy
Inge Wærn as Mirjam Levy
Hampe Faustman as Patrol Commander
Hugo Björne as Maj. Wolter
Britta Brunius as Mrs. Fock
Rune Carlsten as Interrogator