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Song of Norway (1970)

Song of Norway (1970)

Drama Music

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

Release Date: 1970, November 4
Directors: Andrew L. Stone
Countries: United States of America
Production: ABC Pictures, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, Pearson Television International, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, Pearson Television International, Cinerama Productions, Cinerama Productions
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Robert Morley, Frederick Jaeger, Richard Vernon, James Hayter, Robert Rietti, Carl Rigg, Richard Wordsworth, Erik Chitty, Ernest Clark, Bernard Archard, Florence Henderson

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

biography based on play or musical composer