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Song of Norway

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.

1970 |2h 22m |  Music, Drama

Cast

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Toralv Maurstad

Edvard Grieg

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Florence Henderson

Nina Hagerup

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Christina Schollin

Therese Berg

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Harry Secombe

Bioernstjerne Bjoernson

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Robert Morley

Berg

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Edward G. Robinson

Krogstad

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Oskar Homolka

Engstrand

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Frederick Jaeger

Henrik Ibsen

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Richard Wordsworth

Hans Christian Andersen

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Bernard Archard

George Nordraak

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John Barrie

Mr. Hagerup

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Wenche Foss

Mrs. Hagerup

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Ronald Adam

Gade

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Aline Towne

Mrs. Thoresen

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James Hayter

Butler to Berg

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Erik Chitty

Helsted

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Richard Vernon

Councilman

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Ernest Clark

Councilman

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Robert Rietti

Winding (uncredited)

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Carl Rigg

Captain Hansen (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$7,800,000.00