Alf Rød (February 19, 1894 – December 18, 1969) was a Norwegian screenwriter, playwright, and film director. He was the brother of the actor Einar Rød. Rød's main activity was as a screenwriter. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1926 with '' Baldevins bryllup'', based on a play by

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. Rød wrote a total of seven film scripts between 1926 and 1941. Together with

Thorleif Reiss Thorleif Dymling Reiss (May 22, 1898 – April 14, 1988) was a Norwegian actor. Career Reiss made his debut at the National Theater in Oslo in 1918. From 1931 to 1939, he was employed at the Carl Johan Theater, where he also served as co-dire ...

, he also wrote the play ''Snehvit'' (Snow White), which was staged at the National Theater in

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in 1929. In 1936, Rød directed his first and only feature film, '' Dyrk jorden!'' In 1938, he directed the short film ''Bygg din framtid!'' (Build Your Future!), a documentary for the Norwegian Cooperative Association. Rød wrote the lyrics to the song "Fanteguttens lengsel" (The Gypsy's Yearning) for the 1932 film ''

Fantegutten ''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets. ...

'', and song lyrics for the 1950 film ''

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Filmography

As screenwriter

*1926: '' Baldevins bryllup'' *1927: ''

Madame besøker Oslo ''Madame besøker Oslo'' (Madame Visits Oslo) is a Norwegian silent film from 1927. The original screenplay was written by Alf Rød, but the film was produced based on a version of the screenplay reworked by Harry Ivarson and Gurly Drangsholt ...

'' *1927: '' Troll-elgen'' *1928: '' Bergenstoget plyndret i natt'' *1932: ''

Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde ''Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' (The Princess Who Always Had to Have the Last Word) is a Norwegian short film from 1932 based on the fairytale of the same name by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Harald Stormoen starred as the king, Andreas ...

'' *1936: '' Dyrk jorden!'' *1941: ''

Kjærlighet og vennskap ''Kjærlighet og vennskap'' is a 1941 Norwegian film directed by Leif Sinding and starring Sonja Wigert, Georg Løkkeberg, and Per Aabel. The film was produced at A/S Merkur-Film and features music by Jolly Kramer-Johansen. Cast *Sonja Wigert ...

As director

*1936: '' Dyrk jorden!'' *1938: '' Bygg din framtid!''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rod, Alf 1894 births 1969 deaths Norwegian screenwriters Norwegian film directors 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights People from Halden

Filmography

As screenwriter

As director

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