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To Levende Og En Død (novel)
''To levende og en død'' (lit. Two living and one dead) is a 1931 Norwegian novel written by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker, due for promotion, faces a crisis of conscience when his workplace is robbed.Soila, Söderbergh-Widding, Iverson p.106 Adaptations The novel has been turned into feature films on three occasions: a 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en død'' was made, directed by Gyda Christensen and Tancred Ibsen, a 1947 Czech film ''A Dead Man Among the Living'' directed by Bořivoj Zeman and a 1961 British-Swedish film ''Two Living, One Dead'' directed by Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among other adaptations .... Bibliography * Soila, Tytti & Söderbergh-Widding, Astrid & Iverson, Gunnar. ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 1998. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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Gyda Christensen
Gyda Martha Kristine Christensen (née Andersen; 21 May 1872 – 20 August 1964) was a Norwegian actress, dancer, choreographer and managing director. Biography Christensen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the only child of Ole Andersen and Cathrine Saabye. She received music and singing lessons during adolescence. She was part of the ensemble at Christiania Theatre from 1894 to 1899 and again from 1920 to 1928, and at Nationaltheatret from 1899 to 1919. She played a number of major roles, most often in the light genre. In 1915, Max Reinhardt saw one of her plays in Oslo and was so enthused that he hired her as a choreographer for the Deutsches Theater Berlin and as a teacher at the acting school there, where she taught until 1919. She was engaged as dance and artistic director at Det Nye Teater from 1928 to 1945. From 1936 to 1939 she was the artistic director at Nationaltheatret. In 1909 she became the managing director for the Nationaltheatret ballet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include '' Pygmalion'' (1938), ''French Without Tears'' (1940), '' The Way to the Stars'' (1945) and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. Life and career Born in London, he was the son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Margot Asquith, who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname.Anthony Asquith biography at BFI Screenonline He was educated at Eaton Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Living, One Dead
''Two Living, One Dead'' (also known as ''Två Levande Och En Död'') is a 1961 British-Swedish existentialist thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Patrick McGoohan, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. It was written by Asquith and Lindsay Galloway. The film is a remake of the 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en død'', which in turn was adapted from the novel of the same name by author Sigurd Christiansen. The Scandinavian small-town setting of the earlier film was kept but the action was moved to Sweden. Plot Erik Berger is a reticent, socially withdrawn man who has been working for 20 years in the same Post Office in a Swedish town, not socializing with colleagues and interested only in his wife Helen and son. In contrast his workmate Andersson is loud and gregarious, seeing himself as the office joker although his treatment of more junior staff sometimes verges on the malicious. A violent hold-up – heard, but not shown on screen – takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bořivoj Zeman
Bořivoj Zeman (6 March 1912 – 23 December 1991) was a Czechs, Czech film director and screenwriter. Biography Originally a clerk by profession, he started by writing short film scripts just for himself. His real film work began in 1940's in Hostivař Studios in Prague, as well as in film studios in Zlín, where he worked briefly with Karel Zeman, whom he assisted in directing a 1945 short film ''A Christmas Dream.'' However, he is mainly known for his two comedies ''Dovolená s Andělem'' and ''Anděl na horách'', both starring Jaroslav Marvan in a role of an auditor of Prague public transport companies. In addition to his film comedies, he is also known for his work for children. He made the first movie fairy tale in Czechoslovakia, ''The Proud Princess'', starring Vladimír Ráž and Alena Vránová. His next work was ''Byl jednou jeden král…'' based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová, ''Sůl nad zlato'', starring Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian and Milena Dvorská. In 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dead Man Among The Living
''A Dead Man Among the Living'' (Czech: ''Mrtvý mezi živými'') is a 1949 Czech thriller film directed by Bořivoj Zeman and starring Karel Höger, Eduard Dubský and Vjaceslav Irmanov. The film is based on the 1931 novel '' To levende og en død'' (lit. Two living and one dead) by the Norwegian writer Sigurd Christiansen.Soila, Söderbergh-Widding, Iverson p.106 Following an armed robbery at his office, a postal worker suffers a crisis of conscience. Cast * Karel Höger - Jirí Valta - postal assistant * Eduard Dubský - Robert Munk - postal assistant * Vjaceslav Irmanov - Cyril Popov - musician (as Václav Irmanov) * Zdenka Procházková - Helena Fejfarová - gardener * Lída Matousková - Marta Klecková * Jana Hrdličková - Jana Klecková - daughter * Radim Nikodém - Ivo Fejfar - son * Vladimír Řepa - Inspector * František Klika - Chief * Milos Hájek - Emil Klecka - postal auditor * Frantisek Šlégl - Karel Fejfar - sergeant major * Zdeňka Bald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancred Ibsen
Tancred Ibsen (11 July 1893 – 4 December 1978) was a Norwegian military officer, aviator, film director and screenwriter. Background Ibsen was the son of Sigurd Ibsen and Bergljot Bjørnson. He was the grandson of both Henrik Ibsen and Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. He married dancer and actress Lillebil Ibsen in 1919, and remained married to her until his death in 1978. His son Tancred Ibsen Jr. (1921–2015) was a Norwegian diplomat. Aviation career In 1917, Tancred Ibsen started pilot training at Kjeller Airport and began his career in the Norwegian Army Air Service. He started the first civilian active airplane company, '' A/S Aero'' in 1920, financed by his uncle, businessman Einar Bjørnson, and two shipowners. The company successfully operated demonstration, advertising, and limited mail flights with Ibsen as the head pilot. The company also chartered airplanes to the Det Norske Luftfartrederi routes in southern Norway. The activity of ''A/S Aero'' ended, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Levende Og En Død (film)
''To levende og en død ''(lit. Two living and one dead) is a 1937 Norwegian thriller film directed by Gyda Christensen and Tancred Ibsen and starring Hans Jacob Nilsen, Unni Torkildsen and Jan Vaage. It is based on the 1931 novel '' To levende og en død'' by Sigurd Christiansen. Premise A post office worker is left wrestling with his conscience following a robbery at his workplace. Cast * Hans Jacob Nilsen as Erik Berger, postal clerk * Unni Torkildsen as Helene Berger * Jan Vaage as Knut, their son *Toralf Sandø as Lydersen, postal clerk *Lauritz Falk as Rognås, bankclerk *Hans Bille as the postmaster *Hilda Fredriksen as the hostess of the hostel *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Engelhardt * Thoralf Klouman as the chief of postal services *Guri Stormoen as shop assistant *Axel Thue as police inspector *Einar Vaage as Kvisthus * J. Barclay-Nitter as a postal inspector * Elsa Sandø as Fru Lydersen * Knut Jacobsen as the doctor *Kolbjørn Brenda as a postal clerk * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Books
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Feature Films
A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film ( motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment theatrical program. The term ''feature film'' originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinee programs, especially in the United States and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. The first narrative feature film was the 70-minute '' The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906). Other early feature films include '' Les Misérables'' (1909), '' L'Inferno'', '' Defence of Sevastopol, The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1911), '' Oliver Twist'' (American version), '' Oliver Twist'' (British version), ''Richard III'', '' From the Manger to the Cross'', ''Cleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax, Postal savings system, postal savings, or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster. During the 19th century, when the postal deliveries were made, it would often be delivered to public places. For example, it would be sent to bars and/or general store. This would often be delivered with newspapers and those who were expecting a post would go into town to pick up the mail, along with anything that was needed to be picked up in town. Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
