Walter Fyrst (né Fürst; 6 July 1901 – 23 February 1993) was a Norwegian filmmaker. He was born in

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(now Oslo), the son of the physician Valentin Fürst and Margarethe Christiane Dedekam. His first film was '' Troll-elgen'' from 1927, based on two novels by

Mikkjel Fønhus Mikkjel Fønhus (14 March 1894 – 28 October 1973) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and short story writer. Fønhus' stories are often set in the wilderness, featuring animals and animal behaviour. Personal life Mikkel Arnesen Fønhus was ...

. Other films were '' Cafe X'' from 1928 and '' Brudekronen'' from 1944. Fyrst made propaganda films for the Nazi regime during the

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Filmography

* 1927: '' Troll-elgen'' * 1928: '' Cafe X'' * 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 ...

'' * 1942: ''Vi er Vidkun Quislings hirdmenn'' * 1943: '' Unge viljer'' * 1944: '' Brudekronen'' * 1944: ''Villmarkens lov'' * 1955: ''

Hjem går vi ikke (English: ''Home'') is a Norwegian drama series that aired in 2012 and 2013 on NRK. Its setting is the village of Vestfossen, where a father admits to his daughter that two other women in Vestfossen are her half-sisters. The three half-sisters ...

References

1901 births 1993 deaths Film people from Oslo {{Norway-film-bio-stub Members of Nasjonal Samling Norwegian film directors Propaganda film directors Norwegian Waffen-SS personnel Norwegian Nazi propagandists People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway