Sangen til livet (The Song of Life) is a Norwegian film from 1943 based on Johan Bojer's play Sigurd Braa.[1][2][3] It was directed by Leif Sinding.[2] The film premiered on October 25, 1943.
| Sangen til livet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leif Sinding |
| Written by | Leif Sinding |
| Based on | Johan Bojer's play Sigurd Braa |
| Produced by | Leif Sinding |
| Starring | Erling Drangsholt Else Budde Finn Lange |
| Cinematography | Kåre Bergstrøm |
| Edited by | Olav Engebretsen |
| Music by | Jolly Kramer-Johansen |
| Distributed by | Skandinavisk film-central |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
Plot
editThe film is a melodrama about a factory director who is loved by his workers and a power struggle between a good and evil capitalist.
Cast
edit- Erling Drangsholt as Sigurd Braa, the director general
- Else Budde as Eli Braa, his wife
- Lilleba Svenssen as Gerda Braa, his daughter
- Liv Uchermann Selmer as Mrs. Kamp, Eli Braa's mother
- Finn Lange as Jørgen Roll, a factory director
- Einar Vaage as Brahm, a lawyer
- Oscar Amundsen as Rud, overingeniør
- Folkman Schaanning as Storm, a doctor
- Joachim Holst-Jensen as Graali, an editor
- Ragnhild Østerbye as Laura Graali, the editor's wife
- Tryggve Larssen as Lars Utgaren
- Henny Skjønberg as Amanda Sivertsen, the housekeeper at the Braa home
- Gunnar Simenstad as Nordahl
- Erna Schøyen as Miss Dahle, a teacher
References
edit- ^ Sinding, Leif (1943). Sangen til livet: etter Johan Bojers skuespil "Sigurd Braa". Oslo: Norden Forlag.
- ^ a b Bjørn Sørenssen (2012). "Norwegian Film during the Nazi Occupation 1940-45". In Vande Winkel, Roel; Welch, David (eds.). Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 227.
- ^ "Frislipp av 2600 stillbilder fra norske langfilmer". Rushprint. August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.