Alf Rød (February 19, 1894 – December 18, 1969) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

screenwriter, playwright, and film director. He was the brother of the actor

Einar Rød Harald Einar Rød (April 5, 1897 – July 21, 1931) was a Norwegian actor. Rød made his theater debut in 1915. Starting in 1924, Rød was at the National Theater in Oslo, where he played major roles in plays such as ''Outward Bound'' (Norwegia ...

. Rød's main activity was as a screenwriter. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1926 with ''

Baldevins bryllup ''Baldevins bryllup'' ( en, Baldevin's wedding}) is a 1926 Norwegian comedy film directed by George Schnéevoigt, starring Einar Sissener and Victor Bernau. The film is based on a play by Vilhelm Krag, and tells the story of how Simen Sørense ...

'', based on a play by

Vilhelm Krag Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871 – 10 July 1933) was a Norwegian poet, author, journalist and cultural personality. Known for coining the term Sørlandet to describe a region of Norway, he was the son of Peter Rasmus Krag and younger brother ...

. 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-direc ...

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

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

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 ''

Marianne på sykehus Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in ...

''.

Filmography

As screenwriter

*1926: ''

'' *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 Drangshol ...

'' *1927: ''

Troll-elgen ''Troll-Elgen'' is a novel from 1921 by Norwegian writer Mikkjel Fønhus. The story is about the large moose "Rauten" and the hunter "Gaupe", and ends up with both the hunter and the hunted losing their lives. The novel was adapted into a film i ...

'' *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 A ...

'' *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 Wiger ...

As director

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

References

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the S ...

{{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

References

External links