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Song of Norway

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Toralv Maurstad

    Toralv Maurstad

    Edvard Grieg

  • Florence Henderson

    Florence Henderson

    Nina Hagerup

  • Christina Schollin

    Christina Schollin

    Therese Berg

  • Frank Porretta

    Frank Porretta

    Richard Nordraak

  • Harry Secombe

    Harry Secombe

    Bioernstjerne Bjoernson

  • Robert Morley

    Robert Morley

    Berg

  • Edward G. Robinson

    Edward G. Robinson

    Krogstad

  • Elizabeth Larner

    Elizabeth Larner

    Mrs. Bjoernson

  • Oskar Homolka

    Oskar Homolka

    Engstrand

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.

Rating

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