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1. Hunger (1966)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Drama
In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of ... See full summary »
Director: Henning Carlsen | Stars: Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex
Votes: 3,375
2. The Wayward Girl (1959)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a young Gerd, played by Liv Ullmann in her first leading role, who falls in love with a young boy. She is considered a 'loose' woman, and the boy's family does not accept their... See full summary »
Director: Edith Carlmar | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Atle Merton, Rolf Søder, Nanna Stenersen
Votes: 748
3. The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll (1967)
12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An exuberant story about Askeladden, the hero of Norwegian traditional fairy tales, outwitting the good-natured troll.
Director: Ivo Caprino | Stars: Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Claes Gill, Henki Kolstad, Else Heiberg
Votes: 1,003
4. Himmel og helvete (1969)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Norwegian propaganda film and cult drama about Eva (16) and Arne (17), both from the west end of Oslo, attend a class where a professor says that cannabis is safer than alcohol. Together with some friends they decide to try the drug.
Director: Øyvind Vennerød | Stars: Sigrid Huun, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Georg Richter, Randi Kolstad
Votes: 225
5. Herren og hans tjenere (1959)
83 min | Drama
After the play by Alexander Kielland about a bishop, Sigurd Helmer, which is accused of foul play after writing anonymous letters smearing his opponent. The accuser is his main rival and daughter's chosen fiancée.
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Claes Gill, Wenche Foss, Georg Løkkeberg, Urda Arneberg
Votes: 77
6. Skal vi leke gjemsel? (1970)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Five persons, all on their own are having a holiday at a summer pension get to know each other, without telling to much about themselves.
Director: Tom Hedegaard | Stars: Sisse Reingaard, Lykke Nielsen, Paul Hüttel, Willy Rathnov
Votes: 57
7. Owls in the Marsh (1959)
94 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
Olso-familien Monsen arver onkel Pavels hus på Sørlandet. Når de reiser dit setter pikene på en gammel grammafonplate der onkel Pavel forteller om en formue som er gjemt i huset. Men for å ... See full summary »
Director: Ivo Caprino | Stars: Grethe Kausland, Kari Borg, Turid Balke, Sverre Hansen
Votes: 321
8. Aldri annet enn bråk (1954)
77 min | Comedy, Drama
The Bråten family lives on the top floor in a sublet appartment in the suburbs of Oslo. The father, mother and 5 kids all share the space of this 1 room and a kitchen appartment. The father... See full summary »
Director: Edith Carlmar | Stars: Turid Haaland, Stig Egede-Nissen, Vigdis Røising, Sven Libaek
Votes: 141
9. Sønner av Norge (1961)
90 min | Comedy, Family
Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway) gives us a look inside the life in Solbråten, in the suburbs of Oslo, and the lives of the people there. We get to know especially the men, who are so busy ... See full summary »
Director: Øyvind Vennerød | Stars: Inger Marie Andersen, Turid Balke, Arne Bang-Hansen, Odd Borg
Votes: 127
10. Jakten (1959)
94 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Two men attracted to the same woman are attending a trip with her in the Mountains during the bird hunting season. A triangular love drama ending with tragedy. Or is it, really?
Director: Erik Løchen | Stars: Rolf Søder, Bente Børsum, Tor Stokke, Harald Aimarsen
Votes: 473
11. Operasjon Løvsprett (1962)
94 min | Musical, Comedy
The military leaders have an almost hopeless job when the salesman Goggen, the mechanic Bottolph, the shipping magnate Rieber-Larsen and others are called in for three weeks military duty. ... See full summary »
Director: Knut Andersen | Stars: Rolf Just Nilsen, Arve Opsahl, Odd Borg, Arne Bendiksen
Votes: 317
12. A Young Woman Missing (1953)
91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young teacher comes back home after a mountain trip, and finds his wife missing. Noone has seen her since the day he left for the trip. The police starts an investigation starts to find out what has happened.
Director: Edith Carlmar | Stars: Astri Jacobsen, Adolf Bjerke, Espen Skjønberg, Wenche Foss
Votes: 118
13. Alle tiders kupp (1964)
87 min | Comedy, Crime
Three men have been working without paying taxes, and now have to pay their governmental taxes. They are so desperate that they decide to rob a liqueur store. Stealing 50.000 bottles of liqueur might be easy, but how to get rid of them?
Director: Øyvind Vennerød | Stars: Rolf Just Nilsen, Arne Bang-Hansen, Henki Kolstad, Inger Marie Andersen
Votes: 87
14. Bussen (1961)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
Thorvald runs a local bus route, with a 1923-model bus nicknamed 'Gamla', in the Norwegian country side. Thorvald himself always takes time to make numerous stops along his route, to help ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Leif Juster, Lalla Carlsen, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, Tore Foss
Votes: 237
15. Brent jord (1969)
101 min | Drama, War
Et landområde like stort som Danmark svidd av, en befolkning på 60.000 sjeler tvangsevakuert, 11.000 beboelseshus, 116 skoler og 21 sykehus nedbrent, kaianlegg, broer og kraftverk ødelagt. ... See full summary »
Director: Knut Andersen | Stars: Rolf Søder, Anne-Lise Tangstad, Kåre Tannvik, Tove Andreassen
Votes: 137
16. Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
Well off Helga takers on a bet that she can be a house maid for a year, to get a diamond ring, which leads to a job that implicates quite a lot, and even challenges her father's motorcycle production business.
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Theodor Berge, Randi Brænne, Eva Steen, Steinar Jøranndstad
17. Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten (1948)
75 min | Drama, Mystery
A conservative old bachelor buys an apartment previously owned by an artist who died suddenly. He has a weird feeling about the place from the start, and gets more and more obsessed by the ... See full summary »
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Ola Isene, Sonja Wigert, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, Joachim Holst-Jensen
Votes: 95
18. Freske fraspark (1963)
86 min | Comedy
Per Sætermyrmoen has won the 50 kilometer in Holmenkollen, but which village is he from, Alvdal or Tynset?
Director: Bjørn Breigutu | Stars: Henki Kolstad, Einar Vaage, Birger Løvaas, Alf Malland
Votes: 137
19. Omringet (1960)
89 min | Drama, History, War
From his secret radio transmitter in the tower of a woman's hospital in Oslo during WW2, Per keeps contact with London, while being sought after by the German occupiers. Based on true events about war-hero Knut Haugland.
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Ivar Svendsen, Kari Øksnevad, Rolf Kirkvaag, Alf Malland
Votes: 44
20. Greven av Monte Christo (1965– )
Stars: Knut Risan, Pål Skjønberg, Frimann Falck Clausen, Inger Teien
Votes: 12
21. Vildanden (1963)
105 min | Drama
Hjalmar and Gina Ekdal lives together with their daughter Hedvig, who attends to a shot wounded wild ducking, while slowly growing blind. Based upon director Tancred Ibsen's grand father Henrik Ibsen's stage play The Wild Duck.
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Henki Kolstad, Wenche Foss, Lars Nordrum, Kjersti Dalbye
Votes: 88
22. Bustenskjold (1958)
96 min | Comedy
Jens von Bustenskjold is a farmer despite his more promising family past when his family was of a fine descent. But he is lazy, and he wants to improve by marrying rich. Then he inherits a large sum of money.
Director: Helge Lunde | Stars: Leif Juster, Einar Vaage, Birger Løvaas, Liv Wilse
Votes: 77
23. Oss atomforskere i mellom (1961)
77 min | Comedy
Mopedersen and Claus Grønn is starting as assistants of a professor who researchers in the use of atomic dust when a gang steals the formula and kidnaps the researchers.
Director: Titus Vibe-Müller | Stars: Arve Opsahl, Ernst Diesen, Jon Berle, Leif Enger
Votes: 33
24. Venner (1960)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Two old friends climbing the Eagle Peak mountain, reveals an intelligent story about a friend trying to get rid of another and getting revenge, take the glory of friend's achievement, get his leading job in the firm, and even his woman.
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Alf Malland, Tor Stokke, Eva Bergh, Ingerid Vardund
Votes: 71
25. Skipper Worse (1968– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Lasse Kolstad, Ragnhild Michelsen, Inger Lise Westby, Marit Hamdahl
Votes: 20
26. Cheer Up! (1933)
86 min | Comedy, Musical
The stuttering Theobald stumbles on some ballet girls in town with a theater on tour, and falls in love with Lill. This leads to an interest in becoming an actor, and a theater boss see him as an unintended comic relief on stage.
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Lillebil Ibsen, Tore Foss, Julie Lampe, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
Votes: 54
27. Sankt Hans fest (1947)
88 min | Drama
The difficult priest Kruse is against the business community's town mid-summer party planned by Garman. Based upon Alexander Kielland's novel of the same name.
Director: Toralf Sandø | Stars: Tore Foss, Jon Lennart Mjøen, Erling Drangsholt, Kristen Dahl
28. Lend Me Your Wife (1958)
83 min | Comedy
The movie takes place in a company that sells baby toys. It is time to fill a leading position, and it is known the owner of the company only places married men on leading positions. This ... See full summary »
Director: Edith Carlmar | Stars: Tore Foss, Sonja Wigert, Atle Merton, Randi Kolstad
Votes: 139
29. Musikanter (1967)
80 min | Family, Comedy
A caretaker at a music academy is solving most problems for the young musicians, however not only the most appropriate way. But down inside he really has a dream of his own, which goes far beyond being the caretaker.
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Leif Juster, Synne Skouen, Henki Kolstad, Henny Moan
Votes: 82
30. Heksenetter (1954)
71 min | Drama
In the end of the great war and general major Arthur Ranlow orders an attack on an enemy atomic installation. He sends some men he suspects having a good eye towards his wife. Years later he is confronted with this under an occult session.
Director: Leif Sinding | Stars: Georg Løkkeberg, Bab Christensen, Bjarne Andersen, Fridtjof Mjøen
31. Ungen (1960 TV Movie)
83 min | Drama
Milja, living in Kristiania in the late 1800s, becomes pregnant, but the father of the child, Julius, is not around after the child has been born and Milja decides to adopt it. Milja struggles to live with her decision.
Director: Toralf Sandø | Stars: Gudrun Waadeland, Else Heiberg, Roy Bjørnstad, Urda Arneberg
Votes: 8
32. Gylne ungdom (1956)
86 min
The Norwegian Rebel Without a Cause. High school student Tom has it difficult at home. His mother's hat shop is doing poorly, and his father is dead by suicide after he had embezzled a lot of money. Tom break into a store in desperation.
Director: Leif Sinding | Stars: Oscar Amundsen, Urda Arneberg, Per Asplin, Odd Borg
Votes: 16
33. Onkel Vanja (1963 TV Movie)
122 min | Drama
A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still ... See full summary »
Director: Gerhard Knoop | Stars: Lars Nordrum, Arne Lie, Liv Strømsted, Liv Ullmann
Votes: 8
34. Ukjent mann (1951)
104 min | Crime, Drama
Erik Dahl escapes from the prison where he sows a sentence for smuggling. He visits his family, but the police have already been there and he has to flee. Erik changes his appearance and ... See full summary »
Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen | Stars: Alfred Maurstad, Urda Arneberg, Jørn Ording, Helen Brinchmann
Votes: 16
35. Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927)
99 min | Drama
The whole town of Trangvik are up-roared by a young woman dressed improperly in a bathing suit, and many gather to make sure the town's morale is restored. But miss Helene Dyring isn't willing to give up her bathing holiday.
Director: Harry Ivarson | Stars: Thorleif Klausen, Harald Steen, Sigrun Svenningsen, Erling Drangsholt
36. Møte med 'Pæra' (1964 TV Movie)
38 min | Comedy, Drama
Schoolmates 20 years later.
Director: Johnny Bergh | Stars: Eilif Armand, Carsten Byhring, Frimann Falck Clausen, Gry Enger
37. Petter fra Ruskøy (1960)
75 min | Family
Young Petter moves together with his family from a happy life in a rural fisher's village to a rough community and school life in the city of Oslo.
Director: Nils R. Müller | Stars: Peter Drabløs, Unni Ann Helseth, Svein Hjelle, Janne-Marie Alnes
Votes: 36
38. Troll-Elgen (1927)
95 min | Drama, Mystery
The motherless moose calf acts like a cow, and the strange animal is the start of a lot of stories. Hunter's aren't interesting in hunting him down, except one. He has decided to do it in, the troll-moose.
Director: Walter Fyrst | Stars: Tryggve Larssen, Bengt Djurberg, Julie Lampe, Tove Tellback
Votes: 83
39. Rommet (1968 TV Movie)
Drama
We meet an elderly couple in a poor room in a lousy tenement and witness their meeting with the hostile and dangerous world outside the door.
Director: Lars Löfgren | Stars: Frimann Falck Clausen, Else Heiberg, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, Thor Hjorth-Jenssen
40. Den uskyldige (1962 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama
The municipal waterworks dig up a skeleton of a man with crushed skull in director Erdmanns bed of roses. Erdmann is a respected citizen and family man but also a house tyrant.
Director: Toralf Sandø | Stars: Adolf Bjerke, Magne Bleness, Wenche Fæhn, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
41. Millionær for en aften (1960)
86 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Shipping broker Landheim tries to save a failing theater, but falls in love. Is the broker a journalist, and the actress a prima donna? Who knows?
Director: Øyvind Vennerød | Stars: Henki Kolstad, Unni Bernhoft, Willie Hoel, Arne Bang-Hansen
Votes: 89
42. The Market of the Unknowns (1968)
89 min | Drama
Star journalist William Klement's career is struggling, and he needs a scoop to make a comeback. One day he comes across an elderly asthmatic outcast called the Glassblower and his friends arranging a flea market, but the money disappear.
Director: Nils R. Müller | Stars: Georg Løkkeberg, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, Jon Eikemo, Leif Enger
Votes: 7
43. Cafe X (1928)
100 min | Crime, Drama
The journalist Karl Kraft solves a case about weapon and ammunition-smuggling in Oslo, which leads to him getting to know Lilly, which is involved, at least until she meets Karl.
Director: Walter Fyrst | Stars: Tove Tellback, Bengt Djurberg, Ellen Isefiær, Harald Steen
Votes: 10
44. Katteslottet (1966 TV Movie)
65 min | Drama
A cannibalistic murder upsets the small town just after the world war. The pacific owner of a dry cleaner is tortured by the perverted police chief to confess.
Director: Knut Thomassen | Stars: Arne Aas, Eilif Armand, Jon Heggedal, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
45. Skadeskutt (1951)
94 min | Drama
In "Skadeskutt" we follow the couple Einar and Else Wang in a painful drama about love, happiness, sorrow and eternal damnation. About a couple's struggle trying to get pregnant and the ... See full summary »
Director: Edith Carlmar | Stars: Carsten Winger, Eva Bergh, Sigrun Otto, Gunnar Simenstad
Votes: 59
46. Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961)
94 min | Drama
The year is 1804. From the kingdom goes an arrest order on Hans Nielsen Hauge, and he is brought to the capitol in iron shackles. The film tells his life story as we follow the trial.
Director: Kåre Bergstrøm | Stars: Preben Lerdorff Rye, Gunnar Lauring, Ola Isene, Tore Foss
Votes: 38
47. Den store barnedåpen (1961 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
A play about the servants of the state church, and the working people's everyday life - which does not always match. In this case, it is the question of what comes first, the wedding or the baptism of children.
Director: Toralf Sandø | Stars: Roy Bjørnstad, Wilfred Breistrand, Svein Erik Brodal, Bente Børsum
Votes: 7
48. Smeltedigelen (1965 TV Movie)
Drama
John Proctor has committed adultery with young Abigail Williams. To get rid of his wife, Abigail acts obsessed and accuses Elisabeth Proctor of witchcraft.
Director: Knut M. Hansson | Stars: Sverre Hansen, Ellen Moe, Ragnhild Michelsen, Eli Anne Linnestad
49. Læraren (1963 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama
A man wants to sell the farm to become a preacher. He encounters resistance in the local community and in religious circles. His wife thinks he is unfaithful and kills herself.
Director: Tore Breda Thoresen | Stars: Joachim Calmeyer, Monna Tandberg, Pål Skjønberg, Wenche Medbøe
50. Nederlaget (1966 TV Movie)
135 min | Drama
About the Paris Commune in 1871 and the historical events surrounding the revolutionary revolt.
Director: Per Bronken | Stars: Monna Tandberg, Roy Bjørnstad, Bab Christensen, Egil Hjorth-Jenssen