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Bussen (The Bus) is a 1961 Norwegian comedy film, directed by Arne Skouen and starring Leif Juster, and a strikingly similar 1963 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer (the texts acknowledge this source at the start of the Danish version). The plot and script is essentially the same in both films (and also a couple of names). The Danish version is made suitable for a Danish audience. The music to the Norwegian version was written by Maj Sønstevold and Gunnar Sønstevold, with additional songs written by Alf Prøysen. The original main character was written for Leif Juster. At this point in his career, Juster was a popular movie actor. It is possible that Arne Skouen was inspired by a narrative poem written by the poet Ingeborg Refling Hagen, about a milkman who is constantly running errands because of his good heart.
Original Release
10/16/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leif Juster | Thorvald / Thorvald, bussjåfør |
Lalla Carlsen | Klara Tallerud / Klara Tallerud, jordmor |
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen | Tallerud / Tallerud - ordfører |
Tore Foss | Haugen / Haugen, lensmann |
Lasse Kolstad | Lars |
Synne Skouen | Kaja |
Frithjof Fearnley | Fjell-Olsen / Fjell-Olsen, kontorsjef |
Arve Opsahl | Måsabjønn |
Ulf Wengård | Måsabjønn |
Olav Bugge | Måsabjønn |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leif Juster | Thorvald / Thorvald, bussjåfør |
Lalla Carlsen | Klara Tallerud / Klara Tallerud, jordmor |
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen | Tallerud / Tallerud - ordfører |
Tore Foss | Haugen / Haugen, lensmann |
Lasse Kolstad | Lars |
Synne Skouen | Kaja |
Frithjof Fearnley | Fjell-Olsen / Fjell-Olsen, kontorsjef |
Arve Opsahl | Måsabjønn |
Ulf Wengård | Måsabjønn |
Olav Bugge | Måsabjønn |
Kari Sundby | Helga |
Lothar Lindtner | Mann fra busselskap |
Rolf Sand | Ung mann i herredstyret |
Helga Backe | (as Helga Bakke) |
Randi Brænne | |
Einar Vaage | |
Harald Aimarsen | |
Henrik Anker Steen | |
Hans Coucheron-Aamot | (as H. Coucheron-Aamot) |
Edel Eckblad |