Song of Norway

Song of Norway by Andrew L. Stone

4.60

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.

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Cast

Toralv Maurstad

Toralv Maurstad as Edvard Grieg

Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson as Nina Hagerup

Christina Schollin

Christina Schollin as Therese Berg

Frank Porretta

Frank Porretta as Richard Nordraak

Harry Secombe

Harry Secombe as Bioernstjerne Bjoernson

Robert Morley

Robert Morley as Berg

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson as Krogstad

Elizabeth Larner

Elizabeth Larner as Mrs. Bjoernson

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka as Engstrand

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger as Henrik Ibsen

Henry Gilbert

Henry Gilbert as Franz Liszt

Richard Wordsworth

Richard Wordsworth as Hans Christian Andersen

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard as George Nordraak

John Barrie

John Barrie as Mr. Hagerup

Wenche Foss

Wenche Foss as Mrs. Hagerup

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam as Gade

Aline Towne

Aline Towne as Mrs. Thoresen

Nan Munro

Nan Munro as Angry Woman

James Hayter

James Hayter as Butler to Berg

Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty as Helsted

Manoug Parikian

Manoug Parikian as Violinist

Richard Vernon

Richard Vernon as Councilman

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark as Councilman

Eli Lindtner

Eli Lindtner as Bjornson's Secretary

Susan Claire

Susan Claire as Dancer (uncredited)

Susan Richards

Susan Richards as Aunt Aline (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti as Winding (uncredited)

Carl Rigg

Carl Rigg as Captain Hansen (uncredited)

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