Trysil-Knut (original) (raw)

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1942 film

Trysil-Knut
Directed by Rasmus Breistein
Written by Rasmus BreisteinHalvor Floden
Based on a novel by Rudolf Muus
Starring Alfred Maurstad Eva Sletto Karl Holter Lars Tvinde Ola Isene Lydia Opøien Jørn Ording Bjarne Bø
Cinematography Ottar GladtvetKåre BergstrømGunnar Nilsen-VigUlf Greber [no; sv]
Distributed by Triangelfilm
Release date April 30, 1942 (1942-04-30)
Running time 93 minutes
Country Norway
Language Norwegian

Trysil-Knut is a Norwegian film from 1942.[1] Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama[2] during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s who uses his skiing skills to prevent war from breaking out between Norway and Sweden. Knut also wins back his "princess" and a property that he was cheated out of.[3]

Like many of the Norwegian films from the interwar period or the occupation years, this is an adventure story. Breistein's point of departure for the story was a popular novel by Rudolf Muus from 1914, and he was also inspired by Bernt Lund's poem from 1861 and by Ole Haugen-Flermoe [no]'s story from 1909.[4]

  1. ^ Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 412. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
  2. ^ "Da Joseph Goebbels styrte norsk filmpolitikk". Rushprint (in Norwegian). September 15, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Trysil-Knut". Norsk filmografi (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rasmus Breistein". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on August 25, 2019.