'' Det brenner i natt ! '' is a 1955 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen . It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival . Tim is a proofreader at a newspaper in Oslo by day , and a pyromaniac at night . Only one other knows about Tim 's dark side : his childhood friend and editor of the newspaper . The two have kept the secret for years until the secretary , Margrethe , finds out . Eager to help she becomes Tim 's confidant
1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
Det brenner i natt!