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Lenkene Brytes
''Lenkene brytes'' (The Chains Are Broken) is a Norwegian film from 1938 that was directed by Olav Dalgard and Fredrik Barth. ''Lenkene brytes'' is the second film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1938) and '' Gryr i Norden'' (1939). The film addresses the issue of alcohol abuse, which also impacted the organized labor movement. It is about life in working-class youth groups, the work of the abstinence movement, and friendship, unity, and love between young people. Sigurd Evensmo wrote the script, and the film was created as a feature film for young people. Cast *Tryggve Larssen as Heien *Jack Fjeldstad as Jan Heien * Mai Lindegard as Gerda Bratt * Ebba Toje as Mrs. Bratt *Kolbjørn Brenda as the chairman *Åge Pedersen as Sverre *Pehr Qværnstrøm as Ludvigsen * Helge Essmar as a bootlegger *Abigael Heber Magnussøn References External links * {{IMDb title, 0030356 ''Lenkene brytes''at the National Library of Norway The Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Dalgard
Olav Dalgard (June 19, 1898 – December 25, 1980) was a Norway, Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator. Biography Dalgard was born Olaf Hanssen in Folldal Municipality, in Hedmark, Norway. From the age of three, he was raised in Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag. He earned an M.A. degree in literature and art history at the University of Oslo in 1929. He was an advocate of the use of Nynorsk and served as the chairman of the student Nynorsk association. He was also involved in the Mot Dag movement. Dalgard worked as a literary critic for the newspapers ''Dagbladet'' and ''Arbeiderbladet''. Dalgard took over as dramatic advisor and instructor for Det Norske Teateret in 1931 and was involved with the theater for 48 years. He studied film in the Soviet Union and in the 1930s produced several films with a socialist message. Dalgard was also active in the Norwegian Labour Party's cultural operations. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Dal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryr I Norden
''Gryr i Norden'' (Dawn in the North) is a Norwegian film from 1939 that was directed by Olav Dalgard. ''Gryr i Norden'' is the last film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1938) and ''Lenkene brytes'' (1938). The film is about the first major women's strike in Norway, the match workers' strike in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1889. On the morning of October 23, 1889, the match workers at the Bryn and Grønvold match factories in the city went on strike. Working conditions were miserable, and most of the young women ended up with ruined health after a short period of performing the hazardous work, affected by phosphorus necrosis. Cast * Martin Gisti as Karlsen, a stevedore * Betzy Holter as Andrine, Karlsen's wife * Ragnhild Hald as Halldis, a manager * Solveig Haugan as Maja * Gunvor Hall as Svart-Anna * Ragnhild Hagen as Nilsine * Kolbjørn Brenda as Adolf * Jack Fjeldstad as Krestian * Tryggve Larssen as Oscar Nissen, a doctor * Joa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Norwegian-language Films
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1938 Films
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1938 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – MGM announces that Judy Garland will be cast in the role of Dorothy Gale in the upcoming '' The Wizard of Oz'' film. Ray Bolger is cast as the Tin Woodman and Buddy Ebsen as the Scarecrow. At Bolger's insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. On July 25, MGM announces Bert Lahr has been cast as the Cowardly Lion. *January 21 – Pioneering French film director Georges Méliès, best remembered for groundbreaking films like ''A Trip to the Moon'' and '' The Impossible Voyage'', dies in Paris, aged 76. *February 4 – Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the first-ever full-length animated feature film, is released nationally in the United States, less than two months after its premiere in Los Angeles. The film is a huge box office success, and briefly hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Black-and-white Films
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National Library Of Norway
The National Library of Norway () was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005. Prior to the existence of the National Library, the University Library of Oslo was assigned the tasks that normally fall to a national library. The Norwegian ISBN Agency, responsible for assigning ISBNs with prefix 82- and 978-82-, is part of the National Library of Norway. The National Library is also responsible for legal deposits made from publishers in Norway. All material is to be submitted free of charge. Aslak Sira Myhre is national librarian from November 2014. History On 15 August 2005, Norway opened a fully functioning national library for the first time in its history. This occurred exactly 100 years after Norway dissolved its union with Sweden. Although gaining independence in 1905 marked the peak of Norwegian nationalism, it took Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Essmar
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Pehr Qværnstrøm
Pehr Adolf Qværnstrøm (February 8, 1878 – December 12, 1949) was a Norwegian actor, film director, and scriptwriter. Filmography As an actor *1911: '' Bondefangeri i Vaterland'' as the farmer *1911: '' Fattigdommens forbandelse'' *1912: '' Hemmeligheden'' as the fisherman *1920: '' Kaksen på Øverland'' as Aasmund Venaas, a musician *1937: '' Bra mennesker'' as a merchant *1938: '' Det drønner gjennom dalen'' as a forest owner *1938: '' Lenkene brytes'' as Ludvigsen *1938: '' Ungen'' as a restaurateur *1939: '' Familien på Borgan'' as Ola Bråten *1939: '' Gryr i Norden'' as the chairman *1940: '' Godvakker-Maren'' as the merchant Nils Endresen *1943: '' Vigdis'' as a court witness *1946: '' Så møtes vi imorgen'' as the office manager As director *1911: '' Bondefangeri i Vaterland'' As scriptwriter *1911: '' Bondefangeri i Vaterland'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Qvaernstrom, Pehr 1878 births 1949 deaths Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolbjørn Brenda
Kolbjørn Brenda (March 9, 1914 – January 15, 1988) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actor. Brenda debuted in 1936 at the Søilen Teater, Søilen Theater in Oslo and was engaged there until 1939. He performed for eight years at the Falkberget Theater and two years at the Rogaland Teater, Rogaland Theater, and from 1951 onward his artistic versatility made him a central figure in the ensemble at the Riksteatret, National Traveling Theater. Among others roles, he played Jeppe in ''Erasmus Montanus'', seven roles in ''Peer Gynt'' in the same performance, and Dr. Onsø in Nils Kjær's ''Det lykkelige valg'' (The Happy Election). Brenda's parting role was the carpenter Engstrand in ''Ghosts (play), Ghosts''. In the 1930s he was active in Norwegian film, especially in Olav Dalgard's films. In the film ''To levende og en død (film), To levende og en død'' (1937), Brenda played one of the postal workers. In 1975 he had the lead role in ''Streik!'' Brenda received the King's Medal of Merit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Lindegard
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Det Drønner Gjennom Dalen
''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (English: ''A Boom through the Valley'') is a 1938 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Tryggve Larssen and Ragnhild Hald. It follows the trials and tribulations of contemporary lumberjacks. Cast * Tryggve Larssen as Knut Slettås, a forest worker * Ragnhild Hald as Laura, his wife * Ida Rothmann as Tordis, their daughter * Kåre Wicklund as Per, their son * Astrid Sommer as the grandmother * Harald Steen as the doctor * Martin Linge as a policeman * Finn Bernhoft as a forest worker * Kolbjørn Brenda as a forest worker * Rolf Nannestad as a forest worker * Hans Bille as a forest owner * Pehr Qværnstrøm as a forest owner * Martin Gisti as a strikebreaker External links * ''Det drønner gjennom dalen''at the Norwegian Federation of Film Societies (NFK) ''Det drønner gjennom dalen''at the National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway () was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Evensmo
Sigurd Evensmo (14 February 1912 – 17 October 1978) was a Norwegian author and journalist. - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2002. Career He was born in Hamar. In his younger years he was active in Clarté (Norway), Clarté, a student organization at University of Oslo and in contact with Mot Dag, a forum among the social democratic students (later the Student's Communist Organization). He then joined the Workers' Youth League (Norway), Workers' Youth League and worked actively with them. He began as a journalist apprentice with ''Hamar Arbeiderblad'' and continued as a journalist in many weekly workers papers including ''Tiden (newspaper, Arendal), Tiden'' in Arendal, ''Fremtiden'' in Drammen and ''Arbeidernes Pressekontor'' in Oslo. Finally in 1939 he began to work for the ''A ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
