Song of Norway (1970)

Director:

Andrew L. Stone

Writers:

Homer Curran (play)
Milton Lazarus (musical play)

Release Date:

4 November 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

A song for the heart to sing...for the world to love!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Composer | Independent Film | Based On Play

Cast

Toralv Maurstad	...	Edvard Grieg
Florence Henderson	...	Nina Grieg
Christina Schollin	...	Therese Berg
Frank Porretta	...	Richard Nordraak
Harry Secombe	...	Bioernstjerne Bjoernson
Robert Morley	...	Berg
Edward G. Robinson	...	Krogstad
Elizabeth Larner	...	Mrs. Bjoernson
Oskar Homolka	...	Engstrand
Frederick Jaeger	...	Henrik Ibsen
Henry Gilbert	...	Franz Liszt
Richard Wordsworth	...	Hans Christian Andersen
Bernard Archard	...	George Nordraak
John Barrie	...	Mr. Hagerup
Wenche Foss	...	Mrs. Hagerup

Runtime:

138 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:U | Finland:S | Norway:7 | USA:G

Company:

ABC Pictures

Trivia:

A screen adaptation by Universal, to be produced in Technicolor by Sam Spiegel (then known as S.P. Eagle), and to star Deanna Durbin, was set to begin filming in January 1948. Because of a projected high budget, the movie was canceled in August 1947.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strauss and Vienna: On Location: The Great Waltz (1972)

It's not THAT Bad

Not the most exciting movie ever made, but it's not the worst either. Granted, it does have its weak points-it seems to go on forever, it doesn't have that much to offer by way of an interesting plotline, and the acting in some spots could be better. However, it's not without its charms. The music is very appealing, and it really is gorgeous to look at. It is an adequate time filler-it's just not for every taste. You be the judge