Song of Norway (1970)

US:: G Drama Music

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.

Updated May 28 2020

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1970-11-04

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composer biography based on play or musical

FACTS

Runtime: 138 mins Revenue: $7,800,000 Rating: 5.3 Tag Line: A song for the heart to sing...for the world to love!

Cast

Robert Morley

Berg

Bernard Archard

George Nordraak

Edward G. Robinson

Krogstad

Erik Chitty

Helsted

Oskar Homolka

Engstrand

Richard Wordsworth

Hans Christian Andersen

James Hayter

Butler to Berg

Richard Vernon

Councilman