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Trysil-Knut is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s who uses his skiing skills to prevent war from breaking out between Norway and Sweden. Knut also wins back a property that he was cheated out of and his "princess."
Like many of the films from the interwar period or the occupation years, this is an adventure story. Breistein's point of departure for the story was a popular novel by Rudolf Muus from 1914, and he was also inspired by Bernt Lund's poem from 1861 and by Ole Haugen-Flermoe's story from 1909.
Original Release
04/30/1942
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alfred Maurstad | Knut Skaret, Trysil-Knut |
Eva Sletto | Åse |
Karl Holter | Ole Kynsberg |
Lars Tvinde | Torgal Skaret |
Ola Isene | Smith, presten |
Aud Egede-Nissen | Prestefruen |
Henny Skjønberg | Gjartrud Skaret |
Thomas Thomassen | Auden Løkja |
Jørn Ording | Hans sønn |
Tryggve Larssen | Pyran |
Directors
Writers
Rasmus Breistein, Halvor Floden, Rudolf Muus
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alfred Maurstad | Knut Skaret, Trysil-Knut |
Eva Sletto | Åse |
Karl Holter | Ole Kynsberg |
Lars Tvinde | Torgal Skaret |
Ola Isene | Smith, presten |
Aud Egede-Nissen | Prestefruen |
Henny Skjønberg | Gjartrud Skaret |
Thomas Thomassen | Auden Løkja |
Jørn Ording | Hans sønn |
Tryggve Larssen | Pyran |
Sigurd Magnussøn | Lensmannen |
Edvard Drabløs | Pål Skolemester |
Berit Brænne | Gari, Pyrans datter |
Alfred Solaas | Lensmannsdrengen |
Martin Gisti | Silver-Jan, en svensk kramkar |
Einar Vaage | Crown, prokurator |
Sofie Bernhoft | Olga Liplassen |
David Knudsen | Generalen |
Joachim Holst-Jensen | Anneus Phil, intendant |
Theodor Berge | Sorenskriveren |