Song of Norway (1970)

Music
Drama

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.

Cast

Edvard Grieg
Franz Liszt
Hans Christian Andersen
George Nordraak
Mr. Hagerup
Mrs. Hagerup
Mrs. Thoresen
Angry Woman
Butler to Berg
Councilman
Councilman
Bjornson's Secretary
Dancer (uncredited)
Aunt Aline (uncredited)
Winding (uncredited)
Captain Hansen (uncredited)
Richard Nordraak
Bioernstjerne Bjoernson
Mrs. Bjoernson
Engstrand
Henrik Ibsen

Crew

Screenplay
Director of Photography
Costume Design
Second Assistant Director
Focus Puller
Camera Operator