Song of Norway (1970)

Song of Norway (1970)

A song for the heart to sing...for the world to love! 1970-11-04 United States of America 142 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.

Cast

Toralv Maurstad is Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Florence Henderson is Nina Hagerup
Nina Hagerup
Christina Schollin is Therese Berg
Therese Berg
Frank Porretta is Richard Nordraak
Richard Nordraak
Harry Secombe is Bioernstjerne Bjoernson
Bioernstjerne Bjoernson
Elizabeth Larner is Mrs. Bjoernson
Mrs. Bjoernson
Oskar Homolka is Engstrand
Engstrand
Frederick Jaeger is Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henry Gilbert is Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Richard Wordsworth is Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen