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Ti gutter og en gjente

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Ti gutter og en gjente
Directed byAlexey Zaitzow
Written byAlexey Zaitzow
Arne Stig (concept)
Produced byLauritz Lied
StarringElse Budde
Arol Selmer
Knut Tønnessen
CinematographyOttar Gladtvet
Sixten Andersen (outdoor scenes)
Edited byReidar Lund
Music byThorvald Lammers Jr.
Distributed byEfi produksjon A/S
Release date
  • August 28, 1944 (1944-08-28)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Ti gutter og en gjente (Ten Boys and a Girl) is a Norwegian children's film from 1944 directed by Alexey Zaitzow.[1]

Plot

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The film is about ten boys that try to help a street musician collect money for an accordion.[2] The film is considered one of Norway's first children's films.[3]

Cast

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  • Else Budde as Vivian
  • Arol Selmer as Markus, a street musician
  • Cecil Aagaard as a firefighter
  • Snefrid Aukland as a hoarder
  • Øistein Fredstie as Tobben
  • Per Hagelsten as Finge'n
  • Ole Viktor Hagen as Hans
  • Jens Holstad as a music dealer
  • Victor Ivarson as Nille's far, a theater director
  • Tommie Larsen as Skravla
  • Karin Meyer as Markus's mother
  • Kåre Næss as Nille
  • Tor Oskar Næss as Ola
  • Bjørn Pedersen as Knerten
  • Stein Rogge as Vorta
  • Per Torkildsen as Per
  • Knut Tønnesen as Petter, the villain of the street
  • Ragnar Østrem as Kjøttkaka

Reception

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According to the newspaper Aftenposten, "Norwegian film production's first children's film is thus a reality. It probably does not satisfy the requirements we should set for Norwegian film today, but for the very youngest cinema-goers it is good entertainment."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 294.
  2. ^ Hanche, Øivind (1997). "Bedre enn sitt rykte" : en liten norsk filmhistorie. Oslo: Norsk filminstitutt. p. 44. ISBN 8290463693.
  3. ^ Holst, Jan Erik (2006). Det lille sirkus: et essay om norske filmer og produksjonsforhold 1946-2006. Oslo: Norsk filminstitutt. p. 101. ISBN 8280250212.
  4. ^ "Ti gutter og en gjente". Aftenposten. August 29, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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