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Operasjon Cobra
''Operasjon Cobra'' (Operation Cobra) is a Norway, Norwegian thriller film from 1978 directed by Ola Solum. The film is about a Norwegian family living in Fornebu who are held captive in their own home by terrorists. The goal is to have a base near where the US secretary of state will pass during his visit to Norway. The film stars Anders Mordal, Wenche Medbøe, Ingrid Larsen, Roy Bjørnstad and Nils Ole Oftebro. The film is based on the novel ''Operation Cobra'' by the Danish writer Anders Bodelsen. A Danish version of the film was released in 1995. Plot The US secretary of state will pay an official visit to Oslo. At the meeting, the Middle East conflict will be discussed, among other matters. The Norwegian police are on full alert, helicopters are circling over the treetops, and terrorist acts are feared against the secretary. A terrorist group that has planned to kill the secretary of state overpowers an innocent family at Fornebu and uses their house as a base for planning th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Solum
Ola Solum (17 July 1943 – 28 June 1996)"Ola Solum" ''Norsk biografisk leksikon'' was a Norway, Norwegian film director. In 1983, he directed the documentary ''Kamera går! – Norsk filmproduksjon gjennom 75 år'' (Camera Running - 75 Years of Norwegian Film Production). One of Norway's greatest directors,Atle Jørstad "Lager ny ''Reisen til Julestjernen''" ''Verdens Gang'', 29 January 2011 he was particularly known for ''Orion's Belt (film), Orion's Belt'', which premièred in 1985 and won four Amanda Awards, including best Norwegian film of the year. He also wrote scripts for a number of Norwegian films. Career Solum began his career as a director in the e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdens Gang
(), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is the most-read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers. Verdens Gang AS is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted, Schibsted ASA. History and profile ''VG'' was established by members of the Norwegian resistance movement shortly after the country was liberated from German occupation of Norway in World War II, German occupation in 1945. The first issue of the paper was published on 23 June 1945. Christian A. R. Christensen was the first editor-in-chief of ''VG'' from its start in 1945 to 1967, when he died. ''VG'' is based in Oslo. The paper is published in tabloid format. The owner, media conglomerate Schibsted, also owns Norway's largest newspaper, , as well as newspapers in Sweden, Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Thriller Films
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for '' The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Film Database
The Swedish Film Database () is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute () (SFI) is a statutory body located in Stockholm, Sweden that supports the Swedish film industry. Founded in 1963, the institute is responsible for administering the annual Guldbagge Awards, and for managing the Swed .... It contains information about all Swedish films from 1897 onwards and foreign films that had their first cinema release in Sweden. It also provides many biographies of actors, directors, producers and others who have participated in Swedish films over the years. It is created with the support of the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. The database comprises about 62,000 films (17,000 Swedish films) and 265,000 people. References External linksSwedish Film Database Swedish film websites Online film databases Databases in Sweden {{website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Liv Thorsen
Liv Thorsen (31 May 1935 – 21 December 2021) was a Norwegian actress, best known for her role as Elna in the Norwegian situation comedy ''Mot i brøstet''. Thorsen died on 21 December 2021, at the age of 86. Select filmography *1999 - ''Tusenårsfesten'' *1999 - ''Karl & Co'' (TV series) *1993 - '''' (TV series) *1993 - ''Fredrikssons Fabrikk'' (TV series) *1992 - ''Dødelig kjemi'' (Miniseries) *1991 - '' For dagene er onde'' *1990 - ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnhild Nygaard
Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She is known for her roles as Queen Krystalis in the television series '' Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene'' and as Tupsy Larang in the crime miniseries '' Solospill'' with Helmer & Sigurdson. Nygaard was trained as an actor in the United States and was employed at the Norwegian Theater from 1969 to 1977. Since 1977 she has acted as a freelancer, and she has appeared in several productions on NRK's Radio Theater and Television Theater. Nygaard headed the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1980 to 1991. Filmography Film * 1974: '' Ungen'' as Krestna * 1978: ''Operasjon Cobra'' as Dan's mother * 1978: '' Formynderne'' as Bella Holm * 1979: '' Rallarblod'' as Bygde-Sara * 1986: '' Plastposen'' as a nurse * 1988: '' Apprentice to Murder'' Television * 1966: Goodman Children's Theater: ''Hansel and Gretel'' as the witch * 1977: '' Solospill'' as Tupsy Larang * 1979: ''Press'' in various roles * 1980: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorunn Kjellsby
Jorunn Kjellsby (born 7 April 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater (1961–1963), Oslo Nye Teater (1968–1970) and Det Norske Teateret (1971–). She has also had almost 30 movies, such as ''Bryllupsfesten'' (1989) and ''Den som frykter ulven'' (2004). In 2006 she was awarded an honorary Amanda Award. Select filmography * '' Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe'' (1970) * '' Lasse & Geir'' (1976) * '' Operasjon Cobra'' (1978) * ''Life and Death'' (1980) * ''Hotel St. Pauli'' (1988) * ''Bryllupsfesten'' (1989) * '' Lakki'' (1992) * ''Høyere enn himmelen'' (1993) * ''Amatørene'' (2001) * ''Den som frykter ulven'' (2004) * ''Rovdyr ''Manhunt'' () is a 2008 Cinema of Norway, Norwegian horror film directed by Patrik Syversen. Synopsis The story is set in 1974. Four friends—Camilla, Roger, Mia and Jørgen—go for a vacation in a forest. They stop at an inn and meet people ...'' (2008) * '' A Somewhat Gentle Man'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Hivju
Erik Hivju (born 24 September 1947) is a Norway, Norwegian actor. Hivju has appeared in more than a dozen television series, as well as several films. He is the father of the Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju. Selected filmography * ''Lukket avdeling'' (1972) * ''Operasjon Cobra'' (1978) * ''Little Ida'' (1981) * ''Krypskyttere'' (1982) * ''The King's Choice'' (2016) * ''Nr.24 '' (2024) Dubbing * ''The Black Cauldron (film), The Black Cauldron'' - The Horned King * ''A Bug's Life'' - Hopper * ''Tarzan (1999 film), Tarzan'' - Kerchak External links * Norwegian male television actors 1947 births Living people Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Erik Brodal
Svein Erik Brodal (born 21 February 1939 in Østre Toten, Oppland) is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, poet, novelist and politician. He made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1960, and served as theatre director from 1979 to 1990. He was a deputy representative to the Storting from 1997 to 2001. References External links * 1939 births Living people People from Østre Toten Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian male poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian male novelists {{theat-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagsavisen
is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. Eirik Hoff Lysholm is editor-in-chief. The newspaper depends on economic support from the Norwegian Government. History was established by Christian Holtermann Knudsen in 1884 under the name ''Vort Arbeide'' ('Our Work' in archaic Riksmål), and was affiliated with the trade union center ''Fagforeningernes Centralkomité''. Holtermann Knudsen also had to establish his own printing press since the existing printing presses did not want to be affiliated with a labourers’ newspaper. The fledgling project was marred by economic problems, and the burden of writing, editing, and printing lay chiefly on Knudsen. In 1885 the newly founded association ''Socialdemokratisk Forening'' formally took over the newspaper. The name was changed from ''Vort Arbeide'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
