''Over grensen'' (Over the Border) or ''Feldmann-saken'' (The Feldman Case) is a Norwegian drama film that premiered on February 19, 1987.

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo. Sundquist is especially famous for the roles as Merlin ...

won the

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

for the best male lead for his performance in the film.

Plot

The film deals with the

Feldmann case The Feldmann case () was a controversial criminal case in Norway in which two border guides admitted to killing an elderly Jewish couple during their escape from the Holocaust in Norway, and stealing their money. A jury acquitted the two of culpa ...

from 1942. The couple Jacob and Rakel Feldmann try to flee to Sweden with the help of two Norwegian

Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ...

border guide A border guide (, ) was a person that helped refugees from Norway escape over the Norway–Sweden border during the German occupation of Norway, Second World War. There were probably over a thousand Norwegian border guides active during the Second ...

Cast

as Arnfinn Madsen, a journalist *

Sverre Anker Ousdal Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian retired actor. He is the father of actor Mads Ousdal. Biography Ousdal was born in Flekkefjord, Norway on 18 July 1944. He made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He wo ...

as Mikkel Årnes, a police investigator * Ingerid Vardund as Rakel Feldmann * Finn Kvalem as Jacob Feldmann *

Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in several different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to gui ...

as Molly * Øyvin Berven as Harald Sagstuen * Hans Ola Sørlie as a resistance member and witness *

Trond Brænne Trond Brænne (31 July 1953 – 16 March 2013) was a Norwegian actor, author and radio personality, best known for his many theater and television roles. He was also a decorated writer of children's songs and literature. Personal life Br� ...

as Paul Plassen * Sigve Bøe as Larsen *

Per Christensen Per Christensen (18 July 1934 – 26 August 2009) was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include ''Elling'', ''Hotel Cæsar'', '' The Warrior's Heart'', and ''The Passionate Demons''. Selected filmography * 1957: '' Slalåm under himmelen'' * 1 ...

as the defense attorney *

Jack Fjeldstad Jack Fjeldstad (24 March 1915 – 4 September 2000) was a Norwegian actor and stage producer. He was active on stage and in films for more than fifty years. Biography Fjeldstad was born in Kristiania on 24 March 1915. His parents were Gunv ...

as the sheriff * Odd Furøy as a police superintendent * Jon Eivind Gullord as a

Nasjonal Samling The Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norway, Norwegian far-right politics, far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling a ...

member * Ella Hval as Mrs. Hansen * Bjørn Jenseg as a shop manager *

Ola B. Johannessen Ola Bjørnssønn Johannessen (born 17 May 1939) is a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director. He was born in Trondheim to Bjørn Elness Johannessen and Aasta Barbara Sivertsen, and married actress Marit Olaug Østbye in 1974. He ma ...

as the prosecuting attorney *Andreas Kolstad as Moll, a witness * Arild Kristo as a security head *Heikki Kulblik as a deputy * Aril Martinsen as Swan, a journalist *

Ragnhild Michelsen Ragnhild Michelsen Steen (23 June 1911 – 30 September 2000) was a Norwegian actress. Life Ragnhild Michelsen was born in Narvik on 22 June 1911, the daughter of Carl F. Michelsen and Clara Kokmann. Her first stage experience came while attend ...

as a boarding house operator *

Sven Nordin Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy '' Mo ...

as Jensen, a witness * Alf Nordvang as the public prosecutor * John Nyutstumo as Bø, a witness * Hans Jacob Sand as a border guard *

Vidar Sandem Vidar Sandem (born 19 February 1947) is a Norwegian actor, playwright and theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as ...

as Kåre Sagstuen * Henrik Scheele as Theo Jerilowitz * Nøste Schwab as the sheriff's wife *

Kjell Stormoen Kjell Stormoen (24 March 1921 – 22 October 2010) was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director. An actor and director at Rogaland Teater in the early 1950s, he was later assigned as actor to the theaters Riksteatret, Den Nationale ...

as the judge * Terje Strømdahl as Ole Sagstuen * Karl Sundby as Aron Jerilowitz *

Erik Øksnes Erik Øksnes (November 14, 1930 – June 15, 1998) was a Norwegian actor whose main work was on the stage. Øksnes made his stage debut in 1954 as Amos in Arthur Miller's '' The Man Who Had All the Luck'' (Norwegian title: ''Mannen som hadde ...

as a farmer

References

External links

*
''Over grensen''
at the

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 e ...

''Over grensen''
at the

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